CC Madhya 18.213
Bengali
ঐছে লীলা করে প্রভু শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য ।
‘পশ্চিমে’ আসিয়া কৈল যবনাদি ধন্য ॥ ২১৩ ॥
‘পশ্চিমে’ আসিয়া কৈল যবনাদি ধন্য ॥ ২১৩ ॥
Verse text
aiche līlā kare prabhu śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya
‘paścime’ āsiyā kaila yavanādi dhanya
‘paścime’ āsiyā kaila yavanādi dhanya
Synonyms
Translation
In this way Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu 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 brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra family, he is a mleccha or yavana if he does not strictly follow the regulative principles or if he eats meat.