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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 6.14.3
sreyo vai manujadayah
SYNONYMS
rajobhih -- with the atoms; sama-sankhyatah -- having the same numerical strength; parthivaih -- of the earth; iha -- in this world; jantavah -- the living entities; tesam -- of them; ye -- those who; kecana -- some; ihante -- act; sreyah -- for religious principles; vai -- indeed; manuja-adayah -- 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.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness