Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā
The Flowering Vine of Devotion to Lord Hari
by Sarasvati Thkura | 14,715 words
The book contains the essence on how devotees develop love of Krishna, and how they bring Krishna under control through their love....
Text 35
yathā-śakti nijān dharmān
asaktāḥ paryupāsate
guṇa-doṣa-dhiyo muktā
niśiddhaṃ nācaranti ye
yathā-śakti—as far as one has the power; nijān—own; dharmān—prescribed duties; asaktaḥ—without attachment; paryupāsate—diligently perform; guṇa—of praising the good qualities; doṣa—and criticising the faults; dhiyaḥ—from the conception; muktāḥ—free; niṣiddham—forbidden acts; na—not; ācaranti—perform; ye—those who.
Unattached to the fruits of their actions, the devotees diligently perform their prescribed duties as far as they are able. They do not praise or criticise others, and they avoidforbidden things.