Madhya-līlā

Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Verse 181 of 280
Cc Madhya 16.181

"অধম যবনকুলে কেন জন্ম হৈল বিধি মোরে হিন্দুকুলে কেন না জন্মাইল

"अधम यवनकुले केन जन्म हैल विधि मोरे हिन्दुकुले केन ना जन्माइल

"adhama yavana-kule kena janma haila vidhi more hindu-kule kena nā janmāila

Synonyms

adhamalow; yavana-kulein the family of a Mohammedan; kenawhy; janma hailathere was birth; vidhiprovidence; moreme; hindu-kulein the family of a Hindu; kenawhy; not; janmāilacaused 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?

Verse 181 of 280
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