CC Madhya 16.181 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 16.180 - Madhya-līlā 16.182

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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 Mohammedan; 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 Mohammedan family? This is considered a low birth. Why didn't supreme Providence grant me a birth in a Hindu family?

Madhya-līlā 16.180 - Madhya-līlā 16.182