Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ( Canto 1, Ch 2, Text 9,10)

Text 9

धर्मस्य ह्यापवर्ग्यस्यनार्थोऽर्थायोपकल्पते

नार्थस्य धर्मैकान्तस्य कामोलाभाय हि स्मृतः ॥ १.२.९ ॥

dharmasya hy āpavargyasya
nārtho ’rthāyopakalpate
nārthasya dharmaikāntasya
kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ

Synonyms

dharmasya — occupational engagement; hi — certainly; āpavargyasya — ultimate liberation; na — not; arthaḥ — end; arthāya — for material gain; upakalpate — is meant for; na — neither; arthasya — of material gain; dharma-eka-antasya— for one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service; kāmaḥ — sense gratification; lābhāya — attainment of; hi— exactly; smṛtaḥ — is described by the great sages.

Translation

All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.

Text 10

कामस्य नेन्द्रियप्रीतिर्लाभो जीवेतयावता

जीवस्य तत्त्वजिज्ञासा नार्थो यश्चेहकर्मभिः ॥ १.२.१० ॥

kāmasya nendriya-prītir
lābho jīveta yāvatā
jīvasya tattva-jijñāsā
nārtho yaś ceha karmabhiḥ

Synonyms

kāmasya — of desires; na — not; indriya — senses; prītiḥ — satisfaction; lābhaḥ — gain; jīveta — self-preservation; yāvatā— so much so; jīvasya — of the living being; tattva — the Absolute Truth; jijñāsā — inquiries; na — not; arthaḥ — end; yaḥ ca iha — whatsoever else; karmabhiḥ — by occupational activities.

Translation

Life’s desires should never be directed toward sense gratification. One should desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since a human being is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothing else should be the goal of one’s works

Hare Krishna

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