Madhya 17.53

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মথুরা যাইবার ছলে আসেন ঝারিখণ্ড ।
ভিল্লপ্রায় লোক তাহাঁ পরম-পাষণ্ড ॥ ৫৩ ॥

mathura yaibara chale asena jharikhanda

bhilla-praya loka tahaṅ parama-pasanda

SYNONYMS

mathura-to Mathura; yaibara-of going; chale-on the pretext; asena-came; jharikhanda-to Jharikhanda; bhilla-praya-like the Bheels, a kind of low people; loka-people; tahaṅ-there; parama-pasanda-without God consciousness.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to Jharikhanda on His way to Mathura, He found that the people there were almost uncivilized and were devoid of God consciousness.

PURPORT

The word bhilla refers to a class of men belonging to the Bheels. The Bheels are like Black Africans, and they are lower than sudras. Such people generally live in the jungle, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had to meet them.

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