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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 16.181
"adhama yavana-kule kena janma haila
vidhi more hindu-kule kena nā janmāila
SYNONYMS
adhama — low; yavana-kule — in the family of a Muslim; kena — why; janma haila — there was birth; vidhi — Providence; more — me; hindu-kule — in the family of a Hindu; kena — why; nā — not; janmāila — caused to be born.
TRANSLATION
The governor then submissively asked, "Why was I born in a Muslim family? This is considered a low birth. Why didn't supreme Providence grant me a birth in a Hindu family?
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness