# Cc. Madhya 2.17 ## Text > ei-mata vilāpa kare vihvala antara > rāyera nāṭaka-śloka paḍe nirantara ## Synonyms *ei*-*mata*—in this way; *vilāpa*—lamentation; *kare*—does; *vihvala*—bewildered; *antara*—within; *rāyera*—of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya; *nāṭaka*—drama; *śloka*—verses; *paḍe*—recites; *nirantara*—constantly. ## Translation **In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always expressed bewilderment and lamented in separation from Kṛṣṇa. At such times He used to recite the ślokas from Rāmānanda Rāya's drama known as Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka.**