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CC Ādi 5.135

Bengali

কভু গুরু, কভু সখা, কভু ভৃত্য–লীলা ।
পূর্বে যেন তিনভাবে ব্রজে কৈল খেলা ॥ ১৩৫ ॥

Text

kabhu guru, kabhu sakhā, kabhu bhṛtya-līlā
pūrve yena tina-bhāve vraje kaila khelā

Synonyms

kabhu — sometimes; guru — spiritual master; kabhu — sometimes; sakhā — friend; kabhu — sometimes; bhṛtya-līlā — pastimes as a servant; pūrve — formerly; yena — as; tina-bhāve — in three different moods; vraje — in Vṛndāvana; kaila khelā — plays with Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

Sometimes He serves Lord Caitanya as His guru, sometimes as His friend and sometimes as His servant, just as Lord Balarāma played with Lord Kṛṣṇa in these three different moods in Vraja.