bālakasya yad etāni
karmāṇy aty-adbhutāni vai
katham arhaty asau janma
grāmyeṣv ātma-jugupsitam
balakasya -- of the boy; yat -- because; etani -- these; karmani -- activities; ati-adbhutani -- most amazing; vai -- certainly; katham -- how; arhati -- should deserve; asau -- He; janma -- birth; gramyeshu -- among worldly men; atma -- for Himself; jugupsitam -- contemptible.
[The cowherd men said:] Since this boy performs such extraordinary activities, how could He warrant a birth among worldly men like us -- a birth that for Him would seem contemptible?
An ordinary living being cannot avoid unpleasant circumstances, but the supreme controller can always make perfect arrangements for His pleasure.
