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ramadasa kahe,--"ami sudra adhama!
’brahmanera seva’,--ei mora nija-dharma
SYNONYMS
ramadasa kahe—Ramadasa said; ami—I; sudra—a sudra; adhama—most fallen; brahmanera seva—to serve a brahmana; ei—this; mora nija-dharma—my own religious duty.
Ramadasa replied, "I am a sudra, a fallen soul.
To serve a brahmana is my duty and religious principle.