Ādi 5.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

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

kabhu guru, kabhu sakha, kabhu bhrtya-lila

purve yena tina-bhave vraje kaila khela

SYNONYMS

kabhu-sometimes; guru-spiritual master; kabhu-sometimes; sakha-friend; kabhu-sometimes; bhrtya-lila-pastimes as a servant; purve-formerly; yena-as; tina-bhave-in three different modes; vraje-in Vrndavana; kaila khela-played with Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes He serves Lord Caitanya as His guru, sometimes as His friend and sometimes as His servant, just as Lord Balarama played with Lord Krsna in these three different modes in Vraja.