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    "description": "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…",
    "author": "Rathi Krishna dasa",
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# Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 17

**[Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 17](http://vedabase.com/en/sb/1/5/17)**

 

*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.