Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.3
रजोभि: समसङ्ख्याता: पार्थिवैरिह जन्तव: ।
तेषां ये केचनेहन्ते श्रेयो वै मनुजादय: ॥ ३ ॥
rajobhiḥ sama-saṅkhyātāḥ
[rajobhih sama-sankhyaataah]
pārthivair iha jantavaḥ
[paarthivair iha jantavah]
teṣāṁ ye kecanehante
[teshaam ye kechanehante]
śreyo vai manujādayaḥ
[shreyo vai manujaadayah]
Word-for-word
rajobhiḥ
—
with the atoms
sama-saṅkhyātāḥ
—
having the same numerical strength
pārthivaiḥ
—
of the earth
iha
—
in this world
jantavaḥ
—
the living entities
teṣām
—
of them
ye
—
those who
kecana
—
some
īhante
—
act
śreyaḥ
—
for religious principles
vai
—
indeed
manuja-ādayaḥ
—
the human beings and so on.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rajobhiḥ sama-saṅkhyātāḥ
rajobhiḥ
with the atoms
sama-saṅkhyātāḥ
having the same numerical strength
pārthivair iha jantavaḥ
pārthivaiḥ
of the earth
iha
in this world
jantavaḥ
the living entities
teṣāṁ ye kecanehante
teṣām
of them
ye
those who
kecana
some
īhante
act
śreyo vai manujādayaḥ
śreyaḥ
for religious principles
vai
indeed
manuja-ādayaḥ
the human beings and so on.
In this material world there are as many living entities as atoms. Among these living entities, a very few are human beings, and among them, few are interested in following religious principles.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In this material world there are as many living entities as atoms. Among these living entities, a few are human beings or devatās, and among them, a few practice dharma.
Among them, some are humans, devatās or Gandharvas, but not all. And among those, some follow dharma.
Personal Guidance
Among countless living entities, few are human; among humans, few follow dharma. The funnel of spiritual opportunity narrows sharply at every level.
Reflection Questions
- Do I treat my human form as ordinary, or as the rare opportunity it is?
- What does that funnel-narrowing imply for how I spend today?
My note
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