Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 24.133

advaita-vīthī-pathikair upāsyāḥ

svānanda-siḿhāsana-labdha-dīkṣāḥ

śaṭhena kenāpi vayaḿ haṭhena

dāsī-kṛtā gopa-vadhū-viṭena

SYNONYMS

advaita-vīthī — on the path of monism; pathikaiḥ — by the wanderers; upāsyāḥ — worshipable; sva-ānanda — of self-realization; siḿha-āsana — on the throne; labdha-dīkṣāḥ — being initiated; śaṭhena — by a cheater; kena api — some; vayam — I; haṭhena — by force; dāsī-kṛtā — made into a maidservant; gopa-vadhū-viṭena — engaged in joking with the gopīs.

TRANSLATION

"'Although I was worshiped by those on the path of monism and initiated into self-realization through the yoga system, I have nonetheless been forcibly turned into a maidservant by some cunning boy who is always joking with the gopīs.'

PURPORT

This is a verse written by Bilvamańgala Ṭhākura.

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