CC Madhya 19.145

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya-līlā 19.144 - Madhya-līlā 19.146

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 145

tāra madhye manuṣya-jāti ati alpatara

tāra madhye mleccha, pulinda, bauddha, śabara

SYNONYMS

tāra madhye — among all such living entities; manuṣya-jāti — entities born as human beings; ati — very; alpatara — small in quantity; tāra madhye — among the small quantity of human beings; mleccha — uncivilized men who cannot follow the Vedic principles; pulinda — unregulated; bauddha — followers of Buddhist philosophy; śabara — the lowest of men (the hunter class).

TRANSLATION

“Although the living entities known as human beings are very small in quantity, that division may be still further subdivided, for there are many uncultured human beings like mlecchas, pulindas, bauddhas and śabaras.

Madhya-līlā 19.144 - Madhya-līlā 19.146