Madhya 19.75

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ভগবদ্ভক্তিহীনস্য জাতিঃ শাস্ত্রং জপস্তপঃ ।
অপ্রাণস্যেব দেহস্য মণ্ডনং লোকরঞ্জনম্‌ ॥ ৭৫ ॥
bhagavad-bhakti-hinasya
jatih sastram japas tapah
apranasyeva dehasya
mandanam loka-ranjanam
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 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 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.' "

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