[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 2.2.3 # Bhagavatapurana 2.2.3 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2.2.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.2.3) ataḥ kavirnāmasu yāvadarthaḥ syādapramatto vyavasāyabuddhiḥ / siddhe 'nyathārthe na yateta tatra pariśramaṃ tatra samīkṣamāṇaḥ // > 3. \*Therefore, a wise man should value names (things of limited nature) to the extent of his (immediate) purpose (of maintaining the body) they serve, without committing the error of becoming attached to them, with the conviction (that > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam > there is no real happiness or pleasure to come from them); and when that purpose is otherwise attained, he ought not to endeavour after it, seeing therein a good deal of (fruitless) labour. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 2.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.2.2) - [Next: 2.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.2.4) - [Up: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.2.2.p5) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.2.2.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.2.3) · Pramāṇa