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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 5]
literatures, which are catering poison to society, will then automatically cease.
We are sure, therefore, that everyone in the human society will welcome  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , even though it is now presented with so many faults, for it is recommended by Śrī Nārada, who has very kindly appeared in this chapter.
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नैष्कर्म्मप्यच्युतभाववर्जितं
न शोभते ज्ञानमलं निरञ्जनम् ।
कुतः पुनः शश्वदभद्रमीश्वरे
न चार्पितं कर्म यदप्यकारणम् ॥१२॥
naiṣkarmyam apy acyuta-bhāva-varjitam  
 na śobhate jñānam alam nirañjanam  
 kutaḥ punaḥ śaśvad abhadram īśvare  
 na cārpitam karma yad apy akāraṇam
naiṣkarmyam —self-realization, being freed from the reactions of fruitive work;  api —in spite of;  acyuta —the infallible Lord;  bhāva —conception;  varjitam —devoid of;  na —does not;  śobhate —look well;  jñānam —transcendental knowledge;  alam —by and by;  nirañjanam —free from designations;  kutaḥ —where is;  punaḥ —again;  śaśvat —always;  abhadram —uncongenial;  īśvare —unto the Lord;  na —not;  ca —and;  arpitam —offered;  karma —fruitive work;  yat api —what is;  akāraṇam —not fruitive.
TRANSLATION
Knowledge of self-realization, even though freed from all material affinity, does not look well if devoid of a conception of the Infallible [God]. What, then, is the use of fruitive activities, which are naturally painful from the very beginning and transient by nature, if they are not ultilized for the devotional service of the Lord?
PURPORT
As referred to above, not only ordinary literatures devoid of the transcendental glorification of the Lord are condemned, but also Vedic literatures and speculation on the subject of impersonal Brahman when