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  "name":"Cc. Antya 13.97",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 13.97",
  "label":"Text 97",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 13.97",
  "description":"Rāmadāsa replied, \"I am a śūdra, a fallen soul. To serve a brāhmaṇa is my duty and religious principle."

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Cc. Antya 13.97

Text

rāmadāsa kahe,—“āmi śūdra adhama!
'brāhmaṇera sevā',—ei mora nija-dharma

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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