अर्थज्ञात्संशयच्छेत्ता तत: श्रेयान्स्वकर्मकृत् । मुक्तसङ्गस्ततो भूयानदोग्धा धर्ममात्मन: ॥ ३२ ॥
artha-jnat samsaya-cchetta tatah sreyan sva-karma-krt mukta-sangas tato bhuyan adogdha dharmam atmanah
- artha-jnat
- than one who knows the purpose of the Vedas
- samsaya
- doubts
- chetta
- one who cuts off
- tatah
- than him
- sreyan
- better
- sva-karma
- his prescribed duties
- krt
- one who executes
- mukta-sangah
- liberated from material association
- tatah
- than him
- bhuyan
- better
- adogdha
- not executing
- dharmam
- devotional service
- atmanah
- for himself.
Better than the brahmana who knows the purpose of the Vedas is he who can dissipate all doubts, and better than him is one who strictly follows the brahminical principles. Better than him is one who is liberated from all material contamination, and better than him is a pure devotee, who executes devotional service without expectation of reward.