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should you talk about worldly things when you meet with others. Do not think of women even in dreams. You have accepted the renounced order of life with a vow that forbids you to associate with women. If you wish to associate with Caitanya Mahāprabhu, you must always remember the incident of Choṭa Haridāsa and how he was rejected by the Lord. Do not eat luxurious dishes or dress in fine garments, but always remain humble and serve Their Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Krṣṇa in your heart of hearts.”
The conclusion is that one who can control these six items—speech, mind, anger, tongue, belly and genitals—is to be called a  svāmī  or  gosvāmī .  Svāmī  means master, and  gosvāmī  means master of the  go , or senses. When one accepts the renounced order of life, he automatically assumes the title of  svāmī . This does not mean that he is the master of his family, community or society; he must be master of his senses. Unless one is master of his senses, he should not be called  gosvāmī , but  go-dāsa , servant of the senses. Following in the footsteps of the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana, all  svāmīs  and  gosvāmīs  should fully engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As opposed to this, the  go-dāsas  engage in the service of the senses or in the service of the material world. They have no other engagement. Prahlāda Mahārāja has further described the  go-dāsa  as  adānta-go , which refers to one whose senses are not controlled. An  adānta-go  cannot become a servant of Kṛṣṇa. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.30), Prahlāda Mahārāja has said:
matir na krṣṇe parataḥ svato vā mitho ’bhipadyeta gṛhavratānām