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<h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
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<h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3>
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?” Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “Apart from separation from the devotee of Kṛṣṇa, I know of no unbearable unhappiness.”.
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[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.248|CC Madhya 8.248, Translation and Purport]]
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of all kinds of distress, what is the most painful?” Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “Apart from separation from the devotee of Kṛṣṇa, I know of no unbearable unhappiness.”
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Concerning this, the Lord states in the Vedic literature:

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:mām anārādhya duḥkhārtaḥ kuṭumbāsakta-mānasaḥ</dd><dd>sat-saṅga-rahito martyo vṛddha-sevā-paricyutaḥ
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“A person who does not worship Me, who is unduly attached to family and who does not stick to devotional service must be considered a most unhappy person. Similarly, one who does not associate with Vaiṣṇavas, or who does not render service to his superior, is also a most unhappy person.”There is also the following statement in the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.44):

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:sva-jīvanādhikaṁ prārthyaṁ śrī-viṣṇu-jana-saṅgataḥ</dd><dd>vicchedena kṣaṇaṁ cātra na sukhāṁśaṁ labhāmahe
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“Out of all kinds of desirable things experienced in the life of a living entity, association with the devotees of the Lord is the greatest. When we are separated from a devotee even for a moment, we cannot enjoy happiness.”
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