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Volume 7 - Prabhupada

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Text 77]The lord Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami285apraf)asyeva dehasyamaQ(ianarh /oka-rarijanamSYNONYMSbhagavat-bhakti-hinasya-of a person devoid of devotional service to theSupreme Personality of Godhead; jatib-birth in a high caste; sastram-knowledgein revealed scriptures; japab-pronunciation of mantras; tapab-austeritiesand penances; apraQasya-which is dead; iva-like; dehasya-of a body; maQ­(ianam-decoration; /aka-to the whims of people in general; rarijanam-simplypleasing.TRANSLATION" 'For a person devoid of devotional service, birth in a great family ornation, knowledge of revealed scripture, performance of austerities andpenance, and chanting of Vedic mantras are all like ornaments on a deadbody. Such ornaments simply serve the concocted pleasures of the generalpopulace.' "TEXT 76 (;1f1t'!l-t, 'fS{Rf t 'fJ I(;iff'

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