ya enaṁ visṛjed dharmaṁ
paramparyāgataṁ naraḥ
kāmād dveṣād bhayāl lobhāt
sa vai nāpnoti śobhanam

 yaḥ - anyone who; enam - this; visṛjet - rejects; dharmam - the religious principle; paramparya - from traditional authority; āgatam - received; naraḥ - a person; kāmāt - because of lust; dveṣāt - because of enmity; bhayāt - because of fear; lobhāt - or because of greed; saḥ - he; vai - certainly; na āpnoti - cannot achieve; śobhanam - 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.