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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 5.10
SYNONYMS
dharmah — execution of the system of varna and āśrama; su-anushthitah — properly executed; pumsām — of men; vishvaksena-kathāsu — in talks about Vishvaksena, or Krishna; yah — which; na — not; utpādayet — awakens; yadi — if; ratim — taste; śramah — labor; eva — without doubt; hi — certainly; kevalam — only.
TRANSLATION
"'A person who properly performs his regulative duties according to varna and āśrama but does not develop his dormant attachment for Krishna or awaken his taste for hearing and chanting about Krishna is certainly laboring fruitlessly.'"
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.8).
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