SB 10.24.11

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 24: Worshiping Govardhana Hill

SB 10.24.10

SB 10.24.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

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.