advaita-vÄ«thÄ«-pathikair upÄsyÄḥ
svÄnanda-siá¹hÄsana-labdha-dÄ«ká¹£Äḥ
Å›aá¹­hena kenÄpi vayaá¹ haá¹­hena
dÄsÄ«-ká¹›tÄ gopa-vadhÅ«-viá¹­ena

 advaita-vÄ«thÄ« - of the path of monism; pathikaiḥ - by the wanderers; upÄsyÄḥ - worshipable; sva-Änanda - of self-realization; siá¹ha-Äsana - on the throne; labdha-dÄ«ká¹£Äḥ - being initiated; Å›aá¹­hena - by a cheater; kena-api - some; vayam - I; haá¹­hena - by force; dÄsÄ«-ká¹›tÄ - made into a maidservant; gopa-vadhÅ«-viá¹­ena - by a boy engaged in joking with the gopÄ«s.


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BrahmÄnanda BhÄratÄ« concluded, “ ‘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 gopÄ«s.’ â€

Purport

This is a verse written by Bilvamaá¹…gala ṬhÄkura. It is quoted in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (3.1.44).