CC Antya 5.10

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

CC Antya 5.9

CC Antya 5.11

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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).