CC Madhya 16.181
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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 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?