ayi dÄ«na-dayÄrdra nÄtha he
mathurÄ-nÄtha kadÄvalokyase
há¹›dayaá¹ tvad-aloka-kÄtaraá¹
dayita bhrÄmyati kiá¹ karomy aham

 ayi - O My Lord; dÄ«na - on the poor; dayÄ-Ärdra - compassionate; nÄtha - O master; he - O; mathurÄ-nÄtha - the master of MathurÄ; kadÄ - when; avalokyase - I shall see You; há¹›dayam - My heart; tvat - of You; aloka - without seeing; kÄtaram - very much aggrieved; dayita - O most beloved; bhrÄmyati - becomes overwhelmed; kim - what; karomi - shall do; aham - I.


Text

“O My Lord! O most merciful master! O master of MathurÄ! When shall I see You again? Because of My not seeing You, My agitated heart has become unsteady. O most beloved one, what shall I do now?â€

Purport

The uncontaminated devotees who strictly depend on the VedÄnta philosophy are divided into four sampradÄyas, or transcendental parties. Out of the four sampradÄyas, the ÅšrÄ« MadhvÄcÄrya-sampradÄya was accepted by MÄdhavendra PurÄ«. Thus he took sannyÄsa according to paramparÄ, the disciplic succession. Beginning from MadhvÄcÄrya down to the spiritual master of MÄdhavendra PurÄ«, the ÄcÄrya named Laká¹£mÄ«pati, there was no realization of devotional service in conjugal love. ÅšrÄ« MÄdhavendra PurÄ« introduced the conception of conjugal love for the first time in the MadhvÄcÄrya-sampradÄya, and this conclusion of the MadhvÄcÄrya-sampradÄya was revealed by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu when He toured southern India and met the TattvavÄdÄ«s, who supposedly belonged to the MadhvÄcÄrya-sampradÄya.

When ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa left Vá¹›ndÄvana and accepted the kingdom of MathurÄ, ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī, out of ecstatic feelings of separation, expressed how Kṛṣṇa can be loved in separation. Thus devotional service in separation is central to this verse. Worship in separation is considered by the Gauá¸Ä«ya-Madhva-sampradÄya to be the topmost level of devotional service. According to this conception, the devotee thinks of himself as very poor and neglected by the Lord. Thus he addresses the Lord as dÄ«na-dayÄrdra nÄtha, as did MÄdhavendra PurÄ«. Such an ecstatic feeling is the highest form of devotional service. Because Kṛṣṇa had gone to MathurÄ, ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī was very much affected, and She expressed Herself thus: “My dear Lord, because of Your separation My mind has become overly agitated. Now tell Me, what can I do? I am very poor and You are very merciful, so kindly have compassion upon Me and let Me know when I shall see You.†ŚrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu was always expressing the ecstatic emotions of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī that She exhibited when She saw Uddhava at Vá¹›ndÄvana. Similar feelings, experienced by MÄdhavendra PurÄ«, are expressed in this verse. Therefore, Vaiṣṇavas in the Gauá¸Ä«ya-Madhva-sampradÄya say that the ecstatic feelings experienced by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu during His appearance came from ÅšrÄ« MÄdhavendra PurÄ« through Īśvara PurÄ«. All the devotees in the line of the Gauá¸Ä«ya-Madhva-sampradÄya accept these principles of devotional service.