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CC Adi 5.135 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 135

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 modes; vraje—in Vṛndāvana; kaila khelā—played 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 modes in Vraja.