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ŚB 10.24.11

Devanagari

य एनं विसृजेद् धर्मं परम्पर्यागतं नर: । कामाद् द्वेषाद्भ‍याल्लोभात्स वै नाप्नोति शोभनम् ॥ ११ ॥

Text

ya enaṁ visṛjed dharmaṁ
paramparyāgataṁ naraḥ
kāmād dveṣād bhayāl lobhāt
sa vai nāpnoti śobhanam

Synonyms

yaḥ — anyone who; enam — this; visṛjet — rejects; dharmam — the religious principle; paramparya — from traditional authority; āgatam — received; naraḥ — a person; kāmāt — because of lust; dveṣāt — because of enmity; bhayāt — because of fear; lobhāt — or because of greed; saḥ — he; vai — certainly; na āpnoti — cannot achieve; śobhanam — auspiciousness.

Translation

This religious principle is based on sound tradition. Anyone who rejects it out of lust, enmity, fear or greed will certainly fail to achieve good fortune.

Purport

If a person neglects his religious duties because of lust, envy, fear or greed, his life will never be brilliant or perfect.