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ei mata bange prabhu kare nana lila
etha navadvipe laksmi virahe duhkhi haila
SYNONYMS
ei mata—in this way; bange—in East Bengal; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare—does; nana—various; lila—pastimes; etha—here; navadvipe—in Navadvipa; laksmi—the wife of Nimai Pandita; virahe—in separation; duhkhi—unhappy; haila—became.
Because the Lord was engaged in various ways in preaching work in East Bengal, His wife, Laksmidevi, was very unhappy at home in separation from her husband.