# Cc. Madhya 10.1 ## Text > taṁ vande gaura-jaladaṁ > svasya yo darśanāmṛtaiḥ > vicchedāvagraha-mlāna- > bhakta-śasyāny ajīvayat ## Synonyms *tam*—unto Him; *vande*—I offer my respectful obeisances; *gaura*—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *jala*-*dam*—rain cloud; *svasya*—of Himself; *yaḥ*—He who; *darśana*-*amṛtaiḥ*—by the nectar of the audience; *viccheda*—because of separation; *avagraha*—scarcity of rain; *mlāna*—morose, dried up; *bhakta*—devotees; *śasyāni*—food grains; *ajīvayat*—saved. ## Translation **I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is compared to a cloud that pours water on fields of grain, which are like devotees suffering due to a shortage of rain. Separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is like a drought, but when the Lord returns, His presence is like a nectarean rain that falls on all the grains and saves them from perishing.**