10.143
tanhare apana-seva karaite na yuyaya
guru ajna diyachena, ki kari upaya
SYNONYMS
tanhare—him; apana-seva—personal service; karaite—to engage to do; na yuyaya—is not befitting; guru—the spiritual master; ajna—order; diyachena—has given; ki—what; kari—can I do; upaya—remedy “As such, it is not befitting that the guru’s servant should engage in My personal service.
Yet My spiritual master has given this order.
What shall I do?”
PURPORT
A guru’s servants or disciples are all Godbrothers to one another, and as such they should all respect one another as prabhu, or master.
No one should disrespect his Godbrother or try to engage him as a servant.
For this reason Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya what to do about Govinda.
Govinda was the personal servant of Isvara Puri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s spiritual master, and now Isvara Puri had ordered Govinda to become Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s personal servant.
So what was to be done? This was the inquiry Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu placed before Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, an experienced friend.