नेह यत्कर्म धर्माय न विरागाय कल्पते । न तीर्थपदसेवायै जीवन्नपि मृतो हि स: ॥ ५६ ॥
neha yat karma dharmaya na viragaya kalpate na tirtha-pada-sevayai jivann api mrto hi sah
- na
- not
- iha
- here
- yat
- which
- karma
- work
- dharmaya
- for perfection of religious life
- na
- not
- viragaya
- for detachment
- kalpate
- leads
- na
- not
- tirtha-pada
- of the Lord’s lotus feet
- sevayai
- to devotional service
- jivan
- living
- api
- although
- mrtah
- dead
- hi
- indeed
- sah
- he.
Anyone whose work is not meant to elevate him to religious life, anyone whose religious ritualistic performances do not raise him to renunciation, and anyone situated in renunciation that does not lead him to devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, must be considered dead, although he is breathing.