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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 4]
SYNONYMS
nīca-jāti —a lowborn person;  nahe —is not;  kṛṣṇa-bhajane —in discharging devotional service;  ayogya —unfit;  sat-kula-vipra —a  brāhmaṇa  born in a very respectable aristocratic family;  nahe —is not;  bhajanera yogya —fit for discharging devotional service.
TRANSLATION
“A person born in a low family is not unfit for discharging devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, nor is one fit for devotional service simply because he is born in an aristocratic family of brāhmaṇas.
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যেই ভজে সেই বড়, অভক্ত—হীন, ছার।   কৃষ্ণভজনে নাহি জাতি-কুলাদি-বিচার ॥ ৬৭ ॥
yei bhaje sei baḍa, abhakta—hīna, chāra   kṛṣṇa-bhajane nāhi jāti-kulādi-vicāra
SYNONYMS
yei bhaje —anyone who takes to devotional service;  sei —he;  baḍa —exalted;  abhakta —nondevotee;  hīna chāra —most condemned and abominable;  kṛṣṇa-bhajane —in discharging devotional service;  nāhi —there is not;  jāti —caste;  kula —family;  ādi —and so on;  vicāra —consideration of.
TRANSLATION
“Anyone who takes to devotional service is exalted, whereas a nondevotee is always condemned and abominable. Therefore in the discharge of devotional service to the Lord, there is no consideration of the status of one’s family.
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দীনেরে অধিক দয়া করে ভগবান্।   কুলীন, পণ্ডিত, ধনীর বড় অভিমান ॥ ৬৮ ॥
dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān   kulīna, paṇḍita, dhanīra baḍa abhimāna
SYNONYMS
dīnere —to the humble;  adhika —more;  dayā —mercy;  kare —shows;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  kulīna —aristocratic;  paṇḍita —learned scholar;  dhanīra —of rich man;  baḍa abhimāna —great pride.