CC Antya 13.97 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
TEXT 97
- 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.