Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.25.4

yathadrdhaih karma-mayaih

kratubhir nama-nau-nibhaih

vidyam anviksikim hitva

titirsanti bhavarnavam

SYNONYMS

yatha -- as; adrdhaih -- which are inadequate; karma-mayaih -- based on fruitive activity; kratubhih -- by ritual sacrifices; nama -- in name only; nau-nibhaih -- which serve as boats; vidyam -- knowledge; anviksikim -- spiritual; hitva -- abandoning; titirsanti -- they try to cross beyond; bhava-arnavam -- the ocean of material existence.

TRANSLATION

Their taking shelter of Krsna is just like the foolish attempt of men who abandon transcendental knowledge of the self and instead try to cross over the great ocean of material existence in the false boats of fruitive, ritual sacrifices.

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