Text 27

hari-pada-bhajane pathi pravṛtto
Šnijam api karma vivarjayet pravṛttam
anudinam anuśilayen nivṛttam
na bhavati yāvad iheśvara-prakāśaḥ

hari—of Lord Hari; pada—of the lotus feet; bhajane—of the worship; pathi—on the path; pravṛttaḥ—engaged; nijam—own; api—even; karma—duties prescribed by the varṇāśrama-dharma; vivarjayet—should abandon; pravṛttam—for material benefit; anudinam—every day; anuśīlayet—should cultivate; nivṛttam—renunciation; na—not; bhavati—there is; yāvat—to what extent; iha—here; iśvara—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prakāśah—the direct manifestation.

Those travelling on the path of devotional service to the lotus feet of Lord Hari, should abandon all activities prescribedby the varṇāśrama system for material improvement and sense-gratification. Day by day they should cultivate renunciation, until the Lord is personally manifest before them.