Chapter 74
वर्णाश्रमकुलापेत: सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृत: । स्वैरवर्ती गुणैर्हीन: सपर्यां कथमर्हति ॥ ३५ ॥
Transliteration
varṇāśrama-kulāpetaḥ sarva-dharma-bahiṣ-kṛtaḥ svaira-vartī guṇair hīnaḥ saparyāṁ katham arhati
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
varṇa — of the principles of the four occupational orders of society; āśrama — of the four spiritual orders; kula — and of proper family upbringing; apetaḥ — devoid; sarva — from all; dharma — codes of religious duty; bahiḥ-kṛtaḥ — excluded; svaira — independently; vartī — behaving; guṇaiḥ — qualities; hīnaḥ — lacking; saparyām — worship; katham — how; arhati — deserves.
Translation
“How does one who follows no principles of the social and spiritual orders or of family ethics, who has been excluded from all religious duties, who behaves whimsically, and who has no good qualities — how does such a person deserve to be worshiped?”