# Cc. Antya 13.97 ## Text > 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.**