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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 16
“adhama yavana-kule kena janma haila vidhi more hindu-kule kena nā janmāila
SYNONYMS
adhama —low;  yavana-kule —in the family of a Mohammedan;  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.
TRANSLATION
The governor then submitted asked, "Why was I born in a Mohammedan family? This is considered a low birth. Why didn't supreme Providence grant me a birth in a Hindu family?
TEXT 1822
‘হিন্দু’ হৈলে পাইতাম তোমার চরণ-সন্নিধান । ব্যর্থ মোর এই দেহ, যাউক পরাণ ॥” ১৮২ ॥
‘hindu’ haile pāitāma tomāra caraṇa-sannidhāna vyartha mora ei deha, yāuka parāṇa’’
SYNONYMS
hindu haile —if I was born in a Hindu family;  pāitāma —I would have gotten;  tomāra —of You;  caraṇa —of the lotus feet;  sannidhāna —proximity;  vyartha —useless;  mora —my;  ei —this;  deha —body;  yāuka parāṇa —let me die immediately.
TRANSLATION
“If I had taken birth in a Hindu family, it would have been easy for me to remain near Your lotus feet. Since my body is now useless, let me die immediately.”
TEXT 1833
এত শুনি’ মহাপাত্র আবিষ্ট হঞ়া । 
প্রভুকে করেন স্তুতি চরণে ধরিয়া ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
eta śuni' mahā-pātra āviṣṭa hañā prabhuke karena stuti caraṇe dhariyā