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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 14]
some;  ihante —act;  śreyaḥ —for religious principles;  vai —indeed;  manuja-ādayaḥ —the human beings and so on.
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.
TEXT 4
प्रायो मुमुक्षवस्तेषां केचनैव द्विजोत्तम । मुमुक्षूणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिन्मुन्येत सिध्यति ॥ ४ ॥
prāyo mumukṣavas teṣāṁ kecanaiva dvijottama mumukṣūṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścin mucyeta sidhyati
prāyaḥ —almost always;  mumukṣavaḥ —persons interested in liberation;  teṣāṁ —of them;  kecana —some;  eva —indeed;  dvija-uttama —O best of the  brāhmaṇas ;  mumukṣūṇāṁ —of those who desire to be liberated;  sahasreṣu —in many thousands;  kaścit —someone;  mucyeta —may be actually liberated;  sidhyati —someone is perfect.
TRANSLATION
O best of the  brāhmaṇas , Śukadeva Gosvāmī, out of many persons who follow religious principles, only a few desire liberation from the material world. Among many thousands who desire liberation, one may actually achieve liberation, giving up material attachment to society, friendship, love, country, home, wife and children. And among many thousands of such liberated persons, one who can understand the true meaning of liberation is very rare.
PURPORT
There are four classes of men, namely  karmīs ,  jñānīs ,  yogīs  and  bhaktas . This statement pertains especially to  karmīs  and  jñānīs . A  karmī  tries to be happy within this material world by changing from one body to