# Cc. Madhya 15.48 ## Text > tāṅra sevā chāḍi' āmi kariyāchi sannyāsa > dharma nahe, kari āmi nija dharma-nāśa ## Synonyms *tāṅra* *sevā* *chāḍi'*—giving up her service; *āmi*—I; *kariyāchi*—accepted; *sannyāsa*—the renounced order of life; *dharma* *nahe*—it is not My religion; *kari*—perform; *āmi*—I; *nija* *dharma*-*nāśa*—destruction of My religious principles. ## Translation **"I have given up the service of My mother and have accepted the sannyāsa order. Actually I should not have done this, for by so doing, I have destroyed My religious principles.**