CC Antya 5.10
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya
TEXT 10
- dharmaḥ sv-anuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ
- viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ
- notpādayed yadi ratiṁ
- śrama eva hi kevalam
SYNONYMS
dharmaḥ—execution of the system of varṇa and āśrama; su-anuṣṭhitaḥ—properly executed; puṁsām—of men; viṣvaksena-kathāsu—in talks about Viṣvaksena, or Kṛṣṇa; yaḥ—which; na—not; utpādayet—awakens; yadi—if; ratim—taste; śramaḥ—labor; eva—without doubt; hi—certainly; kevalam—only.
TRANSLATION
" 'A person who properly performs his regulative duties according to varṇa and āśrama but does not develop his dormant attachment for Kṛṣṇa or awaken his taste for hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa is certainly laboring fruitlessly.' "
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam(SB 1.2.8).