mathurÄ yÄibÄra chale Äsena jhÄrikhaṇá¸a
bhilla-prÄya loka tÄhÄá¹… parama-pÄá¹£aṇá¸a
mathurÄ - to MathurÄ; yÄibÄra - of going; chale - on the pretext; Äsena - came; jhÄrikhaṇá¸a - to JhÄrikhaṇá¸a; bhilla-prÄya - like the Bheels, a kind of low people; loka - people; tÄhÄá¹… - there; parama-pÄá¹£aṇá¸a - without God consciousness.
When ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu came to JhÄrikhaṇá¸a on His way to MathurÄ, He found that the people there were almost uncivilized and were devoid of God consciousness.
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 ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu had to meet them.
