CC Antya 13.97

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

CC Antya 13.96

CC Antya 13.98

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 97

rāmadāsa kahe,—“āmi śūdra adhama!
’brāhmaṇera sevā’,—ei mora nija-dharma

SYNONYMS

rāmadāsa kahe—Rāmadāsa said; āmi—I; śūdra—a śūdra; adhama—most fallen; brāhmaṇera sevā—to serve a brāhmaṇa; ei—this; mora nija-dharma—my own religious duty.

TRANSLATION

Rāmadāsa replied, “I am a śūdra, a fallen soul. To serve a brāhmaṇa is my duty and religious principle.