"adhama yavana-kule kena janma haila
vidhi more hindu-kule kena nÄ janmÄila

 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;  - not; janmÄila - caused to be born.


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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?

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