vicchede 'smin prabhor antya-
lÄ«lÄ-sÅ«trÄnuvarṇane
gaurasya kṛṣṇa-viccheda-
pralÄpÄdy anuvarṇyate
vicchede - in the chapter; asmin - this; prabhoḥ - of the Lord; antya-lÄ«lÄ - of the last division of His pastimes; sÅ«tra - of a synopsis; anuvarṇane - in the matter of description; gaurasya - of Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; kṛṣṇa-viccheda - of separation from Kṛṣṇa; pralÄpa - craziness; Ädi - other subject matters; anuvarṇyate - is being described.
While relating in synopsis form the last division of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu, in this chapter I shall describe the Lord’s transcendental ecstasy, which appears like madness due to His separation from Kṛṣṇa.
In this second chapter, the activities of Lord Caitanya that took place after the Lord accepted sannyÄsa are generally described. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is specifically mentioned here as being gaura, or of fair complexion. Kṛṣṇa is generally known to be blackish, but when He is absorbed in the thought of the gopÄ«s, who are all of fair complexion, Kṛṣṇa Himself also becomes fair. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu in particular felt separation from Kṛṣṇa very deeply, exactly like a lover who is dejected in separation from the beloved. Such feelings, which were expressed by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu for nearly twelve years at the end of His pastimes, are described in brief in this second chapter of Madhya-lÄ«lÄ.
