antarāyair avihito
yadi dharmaḥ sv-anuṣṭhitaḥ
tenāpi nirjitaḿ sthānaḿ
yathā gacchati tac chṛṇu
antarayaih -- by obstacles and discrepancies; avihitah -- not affected; yadi -- if; dharmah -- one's execution of regulated duties according to Vedic injunctions; sv-anushthitah -- excellently performed; tena -- by that; api -- even; nirjitam -- accomplished; sthanam -- status; yatha -- the manner in which; gacchati -- it perishes; tat -- that; srinu -- please hear.
If one performs Vedic sacrifices and fruitive rituals without any mistake or contamination, one will achieve a heavenly situation in the next life. But even this result, which is only achieved by perfect performance of fruitive rituals, will be vanquished by time. Now hear of this.
The word gacchati means "going." In Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna states, agamapayino 'nityah: all material experiences, good or bad, come and go. Therefore the word gacchati refers to the disappearance of the results of even the most meticulously performed fruitive sacrifices. Any material situation, from the worst to the best, is imperfect. Thus one should strive only for pure Krishna consciousness.
