Madhya-līlā

Chapter 10: The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Purī

Verse 178 of 189
Cc Madhya 10.178

অদ্বৈতবীথীপথিকৈরুপাস্যাঃ স্বানন্দসিংহাসনলব্ধদীক্ষাঃ শঠেন কেনাপি বযং হঠেন দাসীকৃতা গোপবধূবিটেন

अद्वैतवीथीपथिकैरुपास्याः स्वानन्दसिंहासनलब्धदीक्षाः शठेन केनापि वयं हठेन दासीकृता गोपवधूविटेन

advaita-vīthī-pathikair upāsyāḥ svānanda-siṁhāsana-labdha-dīkṣāḥ śaṭhena kenāpi vayaṁ haṭhena dāsī-kṛtā gopa-vadhū-viṭena

Synonyms

advaita-vīthīof the path of monism; pathikaiḥby the wanderers; upāsyāḥworshipable; sva-ānandaof self-realization; siṁhāsanaon the throne; labdha-dīkṣāḥbeing initiated; śaṭhenaby a cheater; kenāpisome; vayamI; haṭhenaby force; dāsī-kṛtāmade into a maidservant; gopa-vadhū-viṭenaby a boy engaged in joking with the gopīs..

Translation

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

Purport

This is a verse written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura. It is found in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (3.1.44).

Verse 178 of 189
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