Incomplete Work vs Imperfect Work
Srimad Bhagavatam · 1 · Verse 17
bhaktidharmafallen devoteebhagavata-puranaskandha-1adhyaya-5
Sanskrit Original
त्यक्त्वा स्वधर्मं चरणाम्बुजं हरेर् भजन्नपक्वोऽथ पतेत्ततो यदि। यत्र क्व वाभद्रमभूदमुष्य किं को वार्थ आप्तोऽभजतां स्वधर्मतः॥
tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ harer bhajann apakvo'tha patet tato yadi yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kiṁ ko vārtha āpto'bhajatāṁ sva-dharmataḥ
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One who has forsaken his material occupations to engage in the devotional service of the Lord may sometimes fall down while in an incomplete state of purification. Yet there is no danger for him. On the other hand, a non-devotee, though fully engaged in occupational duties, does not gain anything.