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aiche lila kare prabhu sri-krsna-caitanya

’pascime’ asiya kaila yavanadi dhanya

SYNONYMS

aiche—in that way; lila—pastimes; kare—performed; prabhu—the Lord; sri-krsna-caitanya—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pascime—to the western part of India; asiya—coming; kaila—made; yavana-adi—meat-eaters and others; dhanya—fortunate.

In this way Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His pastimes.

Coming to the western part of India, He bestowed good fortune upon the yavanas and mlecchas.

PURPORT

The word yavana means “meat-eater.” Anyone from a meat-eating community is called a yavana.

One who does not strictly observe the Vedic regulative principles is called a mleccha.

These words do not refer to any particular man.

Even if a person is born in a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra family, he is a mleccha or yavana if he does not strictly follow the regulative principles or if he eats meat.