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.

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