तत्प्रयासो न कर्तव्यो यत आयुर्व्यय: परम् । न तथा विन्दते क्षेमं मुकुन्दचरणाम्बुजम् ॥ ४ ॥
tat-prayaso na kartavyo yata ayur-vyayah param na tatha vindate ksemam mukunda-caranambujam
- tat
- for that (sense gratification and economic development)
- prayasah
- endeavor
- na
- not
- kartavyah
- to be done
- yatah
- from which
- ayuh-vyayah
- waste of the duration of life
- param
- only or ultimately
- na
- nor
- tatha
- in that way
- vindate
- enjoys
- ksemam
- the ultimate goal of life
- mukunda
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can deliver one from the material clutches
- carana-ambujam
- the lotus feet.
Endeavors merely for sense gratification or material happiness through economic development are not to be performed, for they result only in a loss of time and energy, with no actual profit. If one’s endeavors are directed toward Krsna consciousness, one can surely attain the spiritual platform of self-realization. There is no such benefit from engaging oneself in economic development.