Bhagavata Purana 7.15.14
Srimad Bhagavatam · 15 · Verse 14
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Sanskrit Original
यस्त्विच्छया कृत: पुम्भिराभासो ह्याश्रमात्पृथक् । स्वभावविहितो धर्म: कस्य नेष्ट: प्रशान्तये ॥ १४ ॥
yas tv icchayā kṛtaḥ pumbhir ābhāso hy āśramāt pṛthak sva-bhāva-vihito dharmaḥ kasya neṣṭaḥ praśāntaye
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A pretentious religious system manufactured by one who willfully neglects the prescribed duties of his order of life is called ābhāsa [a dim reflection or false similarity]. But if one performs the prescribed duties for his particular āśrama or varṇa, why are they not sufficient to mitigate all material distresses?