Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 17


Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 17

 

tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ harer
 bhajann apakvo ’tha patet tato yadi
yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kiṁ
 ko vārtha āpto ’bhajatāṁ sva-dharmataḥ
 

TRANSLATION
One who has forsaken his material occupations to engage in the devotional service of the Lord may sometimes fall down while in an immature stage, yet there is no danger of his being unsuccessful. On the other hand, a nondevotee, though fully engaged in occupational duties, does not gain anything.