Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.26.2

bālakasya yad etāni

karmāṇy aty-adbhutāni vai

katham arhaty asau janma

grāmyeṣv ātma-jugupsitam

SYNONYMS

bālakasya — of the boy; yat — because; etāni — these; karmāṇi — activities; ati-adbhutāni — most amazing; vai — certainly; katham — how; arhati — should deserve; asau — He; janma — birth; grāmyeṣu — among worldly men; ātma — 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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