ধর্মঃ স্বনুষ্ঠিতঃ পুংসাং বিষ্বক্সেনকথাসু যঃ নোত্পাদযেদ্যদি রতিং শ্রম এব হি কেবলম্
धर्मः स्वनुष्ठितः पुंसां विष्वक्सेनकथासु यः नोत्पादयेद्यदि रतिं श्रम एव हि केवलम्
dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ 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; śrama—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 to hear and chant about Kṛṣṇa is certainly laboring fruitlessly.' "
Purport
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.8).