Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2


Sanskrit:

बालकस्य यदेतानि कर्माण्यत्यद्भ‍ुतानि वै । कथमर्हत्यसौ जन्म ग्राम्येष्वात्मजुगुप्सितम् ॥ २ ॥

ITRANS:

bālakasya yad etānikarmāṇy aty-adbhutāni vaikatham arhaty asau janmagrāmyeṣv ātma-jugupsitam

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.