17.22

pratah-kale bhakta-gana prabhu na dekhiya

anvesana kari’ phire vyakula hana

SYNONYMS

pratah-kale—early in the morning; bhakta-gana—all the devotees; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na dekhiya—not seeing; anvesana kari’-searching; phire—wander; vyakula hana—becoming very anxious.

Because the Lord had departed, the devotees, unable to see Him early in the morning, began to search for Him with great anxiety.