SB 6.14.3 • मूल श्लोक

रजोभि: समसङ्ख्याता: पार्थिवैरिह जन्तव: । तेषां ये केचनेहन्ते श्रेयो वै मनुजादय: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

rajobhiḥ sama-saṅkhyātāḥ pārthivair iha jantavaḥ teṣāṁ ye kecanehante śreyo vai manujādayaḥ

Synonyms (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.

Translation

“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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda