# Separation from Kṛṣṇa > [!summary] > *The feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa (viraha or vipralambha) are considered even higher than the feelings of meeting with the Lord. In separation, the intensity of love increases unlimitedly. Lord Caitanya especially demonstrated these transcendental emotions of separation from Kṛṣṇa, teaching the world the pinnacle of devotional ecstasy. The gopīs of Vṛndāvana are the supreme exemplars of this mood of divine separation.* ## Separation Intensifies Love ![[cc/adi/4/108]] ![[cc/madhya/2/43#translation]] ## Lord Caitanya's Mood of Separation ![[cc/antya/14/1#translation]] ![[cc/madhya/2/1]] ## The Gopīs' Feelings of Separation %%![[sb/10/31/15]]%% ![[cc/madhya/13/139]] ## Separation Is Higher Than Meeting ![[cc/adi/4/109#translation]] ![[cc/madhya/23/56]] ## The Devotees Experience Separation ![[sb/1/10/9-10]] ![[sb/1/11/9]] ## Remembrance in Separation ![[cc/antya/20/40#translation]] ![[cc/madhya/2/45#translation]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/surrender-to-the-lord|Surrender to the Lord]] — Approaching Kṛṣṇa - [[wiki/articles/love-for-krsna|Love for Kṛṣṇa]] — The goal - [[wiki/articles/meeting-with-krsna|Meeting with Kṛṣṇa]] — The contrast - [[wiki/articles/the-gopis-of-vrindavana|The gopīs of Vṛndāvana]] — Supreme exemplars ## From the Index - [[index/entries/gopis|Gopīs]] — Their mood of separation - [[index/entries/caitanya-mahaprabhu|Lord Caitanya]] — Who exemplified this mood - [[index/entries/love-for-lord|Love for Lord]] — Intensified through separation