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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 19: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.75
apranasyeva dehasya
SYNONYMS
bhagavat-bhakti-hinasya -- of a person devoid of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jatih -- birth in a high caste; sastram -- knowledge in the revealed scriptures; japah -- pronunciation of mantras; tapah -- austerities and penances; apranasya -- which is dead; iva -- like; dehasya -- of a body; mandanam -- decoration; loka -- to the whims of people in general; ranjanam -- simply pleasing.
TRANSLATION
"'For a person devoid of devotional service, birth in a great family or nation, knowledge of the revealed scriptures, 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.'"
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness