# Cc. Madhya 17.53 > মথুরা যাইবার ছলে আসেন ঝারিখণ্ড । > ভিল্লপ্রায় লোক তাহাঁ পরম-পাষণ্ড ॥৫৩॥ ## Text > mathurā yāibāra chale āsena jhārikhaṇḍa > bhilla-prāya loka tāhāṅ 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; *tāhāṅ*—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.