SB 10.24.11
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.