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prema-ccheda-rujo 'vagacchati harir nāyam na ca prema vā sthānāsthānam avaiti nāpi madano jānāti no durbalāh anyo veda na cānya-duhkham akhilam no jīvanam vāśravam dvi-trāny eva dināni yauvanam idam hā-hā vidhe kā gatih [Srimati Radharani says in Jaganatha-vallabha Nataka:] "'Our Krishna does not realize the pain that comes of loving separation. Love too knows not where to strike and where not to strike. Cupid knows that we are weak women and harries us. No one understands another's suffering, no matter how great. Our lives are uncertain and, moreover, our youth will only remain for a few short days before being extinguished. So in view of this, O Lord, what will be our fate?'" upajila premānkura, bhāngila ye duhkha-pūra, krishna tāhā nāhi kare pāna bāhire nāgara-rāja, bhitare śathera kāja, para-nārī vadhe sāvadhāna [Krishnadas translates Ramananda Ray’s verse] First grew the sprout of love, but then it broke and left me in the depths of misery. Krishna does n...