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CC Madhya 16.181 (1975)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



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?