ভগবদ্ভক্তিহীনস্য জাতিঃ শাস্ত্রং জপস্তপঃ অপ্রাণস্যেব দেহস্য মণ্ডনং লোকরংজনম্
भगवद्भक्तिहीनस्य जातिः शास्त्रं जपस्तपः अप्राणस्येव देहस्य मण्डनं लोकरंजनम्
bhagavad-bhakti-hīnasya jātiḥ śāstraṁ japas tapaḥ aprāṇasyeva dehasya maṇḍanaṁ loka-rañjanam
Synonyms
bhagavat-bhakti-hīnasya—of a person devoid of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jātiḥ—birth in a high caste; śāstram—knowledge in revealed scriptures; japaḥ—pronunciation of mantras; tapaḥ—austerities and penances; aprāṇasya—which is dead; iva—like; dehasya—of a body; maṇḍanam—decoration; loka—to the whims of people in general; rañjanam—simply pleasing..
Translation
" 'For a person devoid of devotional service, birth in a great family or nation, knowledge of revealed scripture, performance of austerities and penance, and chanting of Vedic mantras are all like ornaments on a dead body. Such ornaments simply serve the concocted pleasures of the general populace.' "