CC Madhya 16.181
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 16, Text 181
“অধম যবনকুলে কেন জন্ম হৈল ।
বিধি মোরে হিন্দুকুলে কেন না জন্মাইল ॥ ১৮১ ॥
বিধি মোরে হিন্দুকুলে কেন না জন্মাইল ॥ ১৮১ ॥
“adhama yavana-kule kena janma haila
vidhi more hindu-kule kena nā janmāila
vidhi more hindu-kule kena nā janmāila
Word by word
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?”