CC 2.1.28

yadyapi āpani haye prabhu balarāma
tathāpi caitanyera kare dāsa-abhimāna

yadyapi - although; āpani - personally; haye - is; prabhu - Lord; balarāma - Balarāma; tathāpi - still; caitanyera - of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kare - accepts; dāsa-abhimāna - conception as the eternal servant.

Text

Although Nityānanda Prabhu is none other than Balarāma Himself, He nonetheless always thinks of Himself as the eternal servant of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Text 28

Although Nityānanda Prabhu is none other than Balarāma Himself, He nonetheless always thinks of Himself as the eternal servant of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.