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CC Madhya 10.138

Bengali

ঈশ্বরের কৃপা জাতি-কুলাদি না মানে ।
বিদুরের ঘরে কৃষ্ণ করিলা ভোজনে ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

Text

īśvarera kṛpā jāti-kulādi nā māne
vidurera ghare kṛṣṇa karilā bhojane

Synonyms

īśvarera kṛpā — the mercy of the Lord; jāti — caste; kula-ādi — family, etc.; māne — does not obey; vidurera — of Vidura; ghare — at the home; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; karilā — did; bhojane — eating.

Translation

“The mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not restricted to the jurisdiction of caste and creed. Vidura was a śūdra, yet Kṛṣṇa accepted lunch at his home.