Devahūti’s Lamentation
नेह यत्कर्म धर्माय न विरागाय कल्पते । न तीर्थपदसेवायै जीवन्नपि मृतो हि स: ॥ ५६ ॥
Transliteration
neha yat karma dharmāya na virāgāya kalpate na tīrtha-pada-sevāyai jīvann api mṛto hi saḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
na — not; iha — here; yat — which; karma — work; dharmāya — for perfection of religious life; na — not; virāgāya — for detachment; kalpate — leads; na — not; tīrtha-pada — of the Lord’s lotus feet; sevāyai — to devotional service; jīvan — living; api — although; mṛtaḥ — dead; hi — indeed; saḥ — he.
Translation
“Anyone whose work is not meant to elevate him to religious life, anyone whose religious ritualistic performances do not raise him to renunciation, and anyone situated in renunciation that does not lead him to devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, must be considered dead, although he is breathing.”