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Šrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 22]
material contamination;  kutaḥ —how much less;  punaḥ —again;  śaśvat —always (at the time of practicing and at the time of achieving the goal);  abhadram —inauspicious;  īśvare —to the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  na —not;  ca —also;  arpitam —dedicated;  karma —activities;  yat —which;  api —although;  akāraṇam —causeless.
TRANSLATION
“When pure knowledge is beyond all material affinity but is not dedicated to the Supreme Personality of Godhead [  Κρṣṇа  ], it does not appear very beautiful, although it is knowledge without a material tinge. What, then, is the use of fruitive activities—which are naturally painful from the beginning and transient by nature—if they are not utilized for the devotional service of the Lord? How can they be very attractive?”
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (1.5.12). Even after writing many Vedic literatures, Vyāsadeva felt very morose. Therefore his spiritual master, Nāradadeva, told him that he could be happy by writing about the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Up to that time, Śrīla Vyāsadeva had written the  karma-kāṇḍa  and  jñāna-kāṇḍa  sections of the  Vedas , but he had not written about  upāsanā-kāṇḍa , or  bhakti . Thus his spiritual master, Nārada, chastised him and advised him to write about the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore Vyāsadeva began writing  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
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?   তপস্বিনে      •   দানপর৷ যশস্বিনে   
 
    
 
মনস্বিনে। মন্ত্রবিদঃ স্ব্মঙ্গলাঃ।     
 
  ক্ষেমং  ন বিন্দস্তি বিন। যদর্পণং  
 
  তম্মৈ স্বভদ্রশ্রবসে  নমো নমঃ ॥ ২০ ॥
tapasvino dāna-parā yaśasvino manasvino mantra-vidaḥ sumaṅgalāḥ kṣemaṁ na vindanti vinā yad-arpaṇaṁ tasmai subhadra-śravaṣe namo namaḥ
SYNONYMS
tapasvinaḥ  —those engaged in severe austerities and penances;  dāna-parāḥ  —those engaged in giving his possessions as charity;  yaśasvinaḥ  —those famous in society;  manasvinaḥ  —experts in mental speculation or meditation;  mantra-