Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.26.2

balakasya yad etani

karmany aty-adbhutani vai

katham arhaty asau janma

gramyesv atma-jugupsitam

SYNONYMS

balakasya -- of the boy; yat -- because; etani -- these; karmani -- activities; ati-adbhutani -- most amazing; vai -- certainly; katham -- how; arhati -- should deserve; asau -- He; janma -- birth; gramyesu -- among worldly men; atma -- for Himself; jugupsitam -- contemptible.

TRANSLATION

[The cowherd men said:] Since this boy performs such extraordinary activities, how could He warrant a birth among worldly men like us -- a birth that for Him would seem contemptible?

PURPORT

An ordinary living being cannot avoid unpleasant circumstances, but the supreme controller can always make perfect arrangements for His pleasure.

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