CC Antya 13.97

রামদাস কহে, — “আমি শূদ্র অধম ! ‘ব্রাহ্মণের সেবা’, — এই মোর নিজ-ধর্ম ॥ ৯৭ ॥

rāmadāsa kahe, — “āmi śūdra adhama!
‘brāhmaṇera sevā’, — ei mora nija-dharma

Synonyms

rāmadāsa kahe — Rāmadāsa said; āmi — I; śūdra — a śūdra; adhama — most fallen; brāhmaṇera sevā — to serve a brāhmaṇa; ei — this; mora nija-dharma — my own religious duty.

Translation

Rāmadāsa replied, “I am a śūdra, a fallen soul. To serve a brāhmaṇa is my duty and religious principle.

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CC Antya 13.97

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