यस्त्विच्छया कृत: पुम्भिराभासो ह्याश्रमात्पृथक् । स्वभावविहितो धर्म: कस्य नेष्ट: प्रशान्तये ॥ १४ ॥
yas tv icchaya krtah pumbhir abhaso hy asramat prthak sva-bhava-vihito dharmah kasya nestah prasantaye
- yah
- that which
- tu
- indeed
- icchaya
- whimsically
- krtah
- conducted
- pumbhih
- by persons
- abhasah
- dim reflection
- hi
- indeed
- asramat
- from one’s own order of life
- prthak
- different
- sva-bhava
- according to one’s own nature
- vihitah
- regulated
- dharmah
- religious principle
- kasya
- in what respect
- na
- not
- istah
- capable
- prasantaye
- for relieving all kinds of distress.
A pretentious religious system manufactured by one who willfully neglects the prescribed duties of his order of life is called abhasa (a dim reflection or false similarity). But if one performs the prescribed duties for his particular asrama or varna, why are they not sufficient to mitigate all material distresses?