CC Madhya 15.48
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
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.