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CC Madhya 16.181

“অধম যবনকুলে কেন জন্ম হৈল ।
বিধি মোরে হিন্দুকুলে কেন না জন্মাইল ॥ ১৮১ ॥
“adhama yavana-kule kena janma haila
vidhi more hindu-kule kena nā janmāila

Synonyms

adhamalow; yavana-kulein the family of a Muslim; 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 Muslim family? This is considered a low birth. Why didn’t supreme Providence grant me a birth in a Hindu family?