Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3


Sanskrit:

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

ITRANS:

rajobhiḥ sama-saṅkhyātāḥpārthivair iha jantavaḥteṣāṁ ye kecanehanteśreyo vai manujādayaḥ

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.

Purport: