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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 17.53
mathurā yāibāra chale āsena jhārikhaṇḍa
bhilla-prāya loka tāhāń parama-pāṣaṇḍa
SYNONYMS
mathurā — to Mathurā; yāibāra — of going; chale — on the pretext; āsena — came; jhārikhaṇḍa — to Jhārikhaṇḍa; bhilla-prāya — like the Bheels, a kind of low people; loka — people; tāhāń — there; parama-pāṣaṇḍa — without God consciousness.
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to Jhārikhaṇḍa on His way to Mathurā, 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 śūdras. Such people generally live in the jungle, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had to meet them.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness