Kapila Deva on the Different Forms of Living Entities
ŚB 3.29.30 रूपभेदविदस्तत्र ततश्चोभयतोदत: । तेषां बहुपदा: श्रेष्ठाश्चतुष्पादस्ततो द्विपात् ॥ ३० ॥ rūpa-bheda-vidas tatra tataś cobhayato-dataḥ teṣāṁ bahu-padāḥ śreṣṭhāś catuṣ-pādas tato dvi-pāt Synonyms rūpa - bheda — distinctions of form ; vidaḥ — those who perceive ; tatra — than them ; tataḥ — than them ; ca — and ; ubhayataḥ — in both jaws ; dataḥ — those with teeth ; teṣām — of them ; bahu - padāḥ — those who have many legs ; śreṣṭhāḥ — better ; catuḥ - pādaḥ — four-legged ; tataḥ — than them ; dvi - pāt — two-legged . Translation Better than those living entities who can perceive sound are those who can distinguish between one form and another. Better than them are those who have developed upper and lower sets of teeth, and better still are those who have many legs. Better than them are the quadrupeds, and better still are the human beings. Purport by MGDAS Based on Śabda-pramāṇa—specifically the systemic principles of Sāṅkhya philosophy taught by Lord Kapila th...