Bhagavatapurana 11.5.11
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.5.11
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- Sanskrit
11.5.11
loke vyavāyāmiṣa-madya-sevā nityā hi jantor na hi tatra codanā /
vyavasthitis teṣu vivāha-yajña surā-grahair āsu nivṛttir iṣṭā //
11. It is natural for creatures to seek after sexual pleasure, flesh and liquor and no rule enjoins them to do so; (therefore) a certain check is provided (by the sastra) over these tendencies by means of the institutions of marriage, and sacrifices: but to turn them away from these tendencies is the intention of the Vedic rule.
11.5.11.p1
dhanaṃ ca dharmaika-phalaṃ yato vai $ jñānaṃ sa-vijñānam anupraśānti &
12. Wealth is intended to bear the one fruit of Dharma (righteousness) from which do result the indirect knowledge and the direct realisation and lastly the complete happiness of being rid of the body and its environments; such wealth they use for the well-
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation