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tapasvino dana-para yasasvino
manasvino mantra-vidah sumangalah
ksemam na vindanti vina yad-arpanam
tasmai subhadra-sravase namo namah
SYNONYMS
tapasvinah—those engaged in severe austerities and penances; dana-parah—those engaged in giving his possessions as charity; yasasvinah—those famous in society; manasvinah—experts in mental speculation or meditation; mantra-vidah—experts in reciting the Vedic hymns; su-mangalah—very auspicious; ksemam—real, eternal auspiciousness; na—never; vindanti—obtain; vina—without; yat-arpanam—dedicating unto whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); tasmai—unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead; su-bhadra sravase—whose glory is very auspicious; namah namah—I offer my repeated respectful obeisances " ’Those who perform severe austerities and penances, those who give away all their possessions out of charity, those who are very famous for their auspicious activity, those who are engaged in meditation and mental speculation, and even those who are very expert in reciting the Vedic mantras, are not able to obtain any auspicious results, although they are engaged in auspicious activities, if they do not dedicate their activities to the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
I therefore repeatedly offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose glories are always auspicious.’
PURPORT
This is also a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.17).