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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.14.15

धर्म आचरित: पुंसां वाङ्‍मन:कायबुद्धिभि: । लोकान् विशोकान् वतरत्यथानन्त्यमसङ्गिनाम् ॥ १५ ॥
dharma ācaritaḥ puṁsāṁ
[dharma aacharitah pumsaam]
vāṅ-manaḥ-kāya-buddhibhiḥ
[vaan-manah-kaaya-buddhibhih]
lokān viśokān vitaraty
[lokaan vishokaan vitaraty]
athānantyam asaṅginām
[athaanantyam asanginaam]
dharmaḥ — religious principles ācaritaḥ — executed puṁsām — to persons vāk — by words manaḥ — mind kāya — body buddhibhiḥ — and by intelligence lokān — the planets viśokān — without misery vitarati — bestow atha — certainly ānantyam — unlimited happiness, liberation asaṅginām — to those free from material influence.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dharma ācaritaḥ puṁsāṁ
dharmaḥ
religious principles
ācaritaḥ
executed
puṁsām
to persons
vāṅ-manaḥ-kāya-buddhibhiḥ
vāk
by words
manaḥ
mind
kāya
body
buddhibhiḥ
and by intelligence
lokān viśokān vitaraty
lokān
the planets
viśokān
without misery
vitarati
bestow
athānantyam asaṅginām
atha
certainly
ānantyam
unlimited happiness, liberation
asaṅginām
to those free from material influence.
Those who live according to religious principles and who follow them by words, mind, body and intelligence are elevated to the heavenly kingdom, which is devoid of all miseries. Being thus rid of the material influence, they achieve unlimited happiness in life.

The saintly sages herein instruct that the king or head of government should set an example by living a religious life. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, religion means worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should not simply make a show of religious life, but should perform devotional service perfectly with words, mind, body and good intelligence. By doing so, not only will the king or government head rid himself of the contamination of the material modes of nature, but the general public will also, and they will all become gradually elevated to the kingdom of God and go back home, back to Godhead. The instructions given herein serve as a summary of how the head of government should execute his ruling power and thus attain happiness not only in this life but also in the life after death.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When men perform dharma by words, mind, body and intelligence, the whole world becomes free of misery. And for those without attachment, there is liberation. There is liberation (ānantyam) for those with no material desires (asaṅginām).
Those who follow religion in word, mind, body and intelligence reach a kingdom free of misery and unlimited happiness. Religion is a four-faculty integration, not a single-faculty performance.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of the four — speech, mind, body, intelligence — does my religion most neglect?
  • Where would integrating one missing faculty change the whole texture of my practice?
📝 My note

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