CC Madhya 16.181 (1975)
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 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?