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 moods; vraje - in Vṛndāvana; kaila khelā - plays with Kṛṣṇa.

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 moods in Vraja.