CC Madhya 15.48

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

CC Madhya 15.47

CC Madhya 15.49

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 48

tāṅra sevā chāḍi’ āmi kariyāchi sannyāsa
dharma nahe, kari āmi nija dharma-nāśa

SYNONYMS

tāṅra sevā chāḍi’—giving up her service; āmi—I; kariyāchi—accepted; sannyāsa—the renounced order of life; dharma nahe—it is not My religion; kari—perform; āmi—I; nija dharma-nāśa—destruction of My religious principles.

TRANSLATION

“I have given up the service of My mother and have accepted the sannyāsa order. Actually I should not have done this, for by so doing I have destroyed My religious principles.