वेदवादरतो न स्यान्न पाषण्डी न हैतुक: । शुष्कवादविवादे न कञ्चित् पक्षं समाश्रयेत् ॥ ३० ॥
veda-vāda-rato na syān na pāṣaṇḍī na haitukaḥ śuṣka-vāda-vivāde na kañcit pakṣaṁ samāśrayet
- veda-vāda
- in the karma-kāṇḍa section of the Vedas
- rataḥ
- engaged
- na
- never
- syāt
- should be
- na
- nor
- pāṣaṇḍī
- atheistic, acting against Vedic injunctions
- na
- nor
- haitukaḥ
- a mere logician or skeptic
- śuṣka-vāda
- of useless topics
- vivāde
- in arguments
- na
- never
- kañcit
- any
- pakṣam
- side
- samāśrayet
- should take
A devotee should never engage in the fruitive rituals mentioned in the karma-kāṇḍa section of the Vedas, nor should he become atheistic, acting or speaking in opposition to Vedic injunctions. Similarly, he should never speak like a mere logician or skeptic or take any side whatsoever in useless arguments.