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TEXT 31
sreyah-srtim bhaktim udasya te vibho
klisyanti ye kevala-bodha-labdhaye
tesam asau klesala eva sisyate
nanyad yatha sthula-tusavaghatinam
SYNONYMS
sreyah-srtimthe auspicious path of liberation; bhaktimdevotional service; udasyagiving up; teof You; vibhoO my Lord; klisyantiaccept increased difficulties; yeall those persons who; kevalaonly; bodha-labdhayefor obtaining knowledge; tesamfor them; asauthat; klesalahtrouble; evaonly; sisyateremains; nanot; anyatanything else; yathaas much as; sthulabulky; tusahusks of rice; avaghatinamof those beating.
TRANSLATION
" 'My dear Lord, devotional service unto You is the only auspicious path. If one gives it up simply for speculative knowledge or the understanding that these living beings are spirit soul and the material world is false, he undergoes a great deal of trouble. He only gains troublesome and inauspicious activities. His actions are like beating a husk that is already devoid of rice. One's labor becomes fruitless.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.4).
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