ya enaá¹ visá¹›jed dharmaá¹
paramparyÄgataá¹ naraḥ
kÄmÄd dveá¹£Äd bhayÄl lobhÄt
sa vai nÄpnoti Å›obhanam

 yaḥ - anyone who; enam - this; visá¹›jet - rejects; dharmam - the religious principle; paramparya - from traditional authority; Ägatam - received; naraḥ - a person; kÄmÄt - because of lust; dveá¹£Ät - because of enmity; bhayÄt - because of fear; lobhÄt - or because of greed; saḥ - he; vai - certainly; na Äpnoti - cannot achieve; Å›obhanam - auspiciousness.


Text

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.