Madhya 10.143
TEXT 143
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TEXT
তাঁহারে আপন-সেবা করাইতে না ষুয়ায় ।
গুরু আজ্ঞা দিয়াছেন, কি করি উপায় ॥ ১৪৩ ॥ taṅhare apana-seva karaite na yuyaya
guru ajna diyachena, ki kari upaya
SYNONYMS
taṅhare-him; apana-seva-personal service; karaite-to engage to do; na yuyaya-is not befitting; guru-the spiritual master; ajna-order; diyachena-has given; ki-what; kari-can I do; upaya-remedy.
TRANSLATION
"As such, it is not befitting that the guru's servant should engage in My personal service. Yet My spiritual master has given this order. What shall I do?"
PURPORT
If a guru's servant or disciple becomes Godbrother to another disciple, they respect one another as prabhu, or master. No one should disrespect his Godbrother. For this reason Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya what to do about Govinda. Govinda was the personal servant of Isvara Puri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's spiritual master. Isvara Puri ordered Govinda to become Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's personal servant, so what was to be done? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was therefore inquiring from Bhattacarya, an experienced friend.
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