CC 2.16.181

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

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.

Text

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?

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vrindavana. Text 181

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?