TEXT 20
tapasvino dana-para yasasvino
manasvino mantra-vidah sumangalah
ksemam na vindanti vina yad-arpanam
tasmai subhadra-sravase namo namah
SYNONYMS
tapasvinahthose engaged in severe austerities and penances; dana-parahthose engaged in giving his possessions as charity; yasasvinahthose famous in society; manasvinahexperts in mental speculation or meditation; mantra-vidahexperts in reciting the Vedic hymns; su-mangalahvery auspicious; ksemamreal, eternal auspiciousness; nanever; vindantiobtain; vinawithout; yat-arpanamdedicating unto whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); tasmaiunto that Supreme Personality of Godhead; su-bhadra sravasewhose glory is very auspicious; namah namahI offer my repeated respectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
" 'Those who perform severe austerities and penances, those who give away all their possessions out of charity, those who are very famous for their auspicious activity, those who are engaged in meditation and mental speculation, and even those who are very expert in reciting the Vedic mantras, are not able to obtain any auspicious results, although they are engaged in auspicious activities, if they do not dedicate their activities to the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I therefore repeatedly offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose glories are always auspicious.'
PURPORT
This is also a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.17).

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