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CC Madhya 13.155

Bengali

মোর ভাগ্য মো-বিষয়ে,     তোমার যে প্রেম হয়ে,
সেই প্রেম — পরম প্রবল ।
লুকাঞা আমা আনে,     সঙ্গ করায় তোমা-সনে,
প্ৰকটেহ আনিবে সত্বর ॥ ১৫৫ ॥

Text

mora bhāgya mo-viṣaye,tomāra ye prema haye,
sei prema — parama prabala
lukāñā āmā āne,
saṅga karāya tomā-sane,
prakaṭeha ānibe satvara

Synonyms

mora bhāgya — My fortune; mo-viṣaye — in relation with Me; tomāra — Your; ye — whatever; prema — love; haye — there is; sei prema — that love; parama prabala — very powerful; lukāñā — secretly; āmā āne — brings Me; saṅga karāya — obliges Me to associate; tomā-sane — with You; prakaṭeha — directly manifested; ānibe — will bring; satvara — very soon.

Translation

“Our love affair is more powerful because of My good fortune in receiving Nārāyaṇa’s grace. This allows Me to come there unseen by others. I hope that very soon I will be visible to everyone.

Purport

Kṛṣṇa has two kinds of presence — prakaṭa and aprakaṭa, manifest and unmanifest. These are identical for the sincere devotee. Even if Kṛṣṇa is not physically present, the devotee’s constant absorption in the affairs of Kṛṣṇa makes Him always present. This is confirmed in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.38):

premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti
yaṁ śyāmasundaram acintya-guṇa-svarūpaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

Due to his intense love, the pure devotee always sees Lord Kṛṣṇa present within his heart. All glories to Govinda, the primeval Personality of Godhead! When Kṛṣṇa is not manifest before the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, they are always absorbed in thoughts of Him. Therefore even though at that time Kṛṣṇa was living in Dvārakā, He was simultaneously present before all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana. This was His aprakaṭa presence. Devotees who are always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa will soon see Kṛṣṇa face to face without a doubt. In other words, devotees who are always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and are fully absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa certainly return home, back to Godhead. They then see Kṛṣṇa directly, face to face, talk with Him and enjoy His company. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (4.9): tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna.

Because during his lifetime a pure devotee is always speaking of Kṛṣṇa and engaging in His service, as soon as he gives up his body he immediately returns to Goloka Vṛndāvana, where Kṛṣṇa is personally present. He then meets Kṛṣṇa directly. This is successful human life. This is the meaning of prakaṭeha ānibe satvara: The pure devotee will soon see the personal manifestation of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.