alabdhe vā vinaṣṭe vā bhakṣyācchādana-sādhane |
aviklava-matir bhūtvā harim eva dhiyā smaret ||
(Padma Purāṇa; cited in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.114)
“Whether food and clothing are attained, not attained, or lost, one should remain undisturbed in mind and with understanding remember Hari alone.”
alabdhe vā vinaṣṭe vā bhakṣyācchādana-sādhane Read on →
yo vā etad akṣaraṁ gārgy aviditvāsmāl lokāt praiti sa kṛpaṇaḥ |
(Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad: 3.8.10; cited in Bhakti Sandarbha: 62)
“[Yājñavalkya:] O Gārgī, one who departs this world without knowing the Absolute is indeed wretched [alt., pitiable, lowly].”
yo vā etad akṣaraṁ gārgy aviditvāsmāl lokāt praiti sa kṛpaṇaḥ Read on →
vayam iha parituṣṭā valkalais tvaṁ dukūlaiḥ
sama iha paritoṣo nirviśeṣo viṣeśaḥ |
sa tu bhavatu daridro yasya tṛṣṇā viśālā
manasi ca parituṣṭe ko’rthavān ko daridraḥ ||
(Vairāgya-śatakam: 53)
“Here [i.e., in the forest], we [i.e., ascetics] are fully satisfied with bark garments, and you [O King, are fully satisfied in your palace] with fine raiments. In this regard, the full satisfaction [we both feel] is the same. The distinction [between the means of our satisfaction] is insignificant. He, rather, should be [considered] poor whose desires are vast. When the mind is fully satisfied, who is rich? Who is poor?”
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sa hi bhavati daridro yasya tṛṣṇā viśālā |
manasi ca parituṣṭe ko’rthavān ko daridraḥ ||
(Unknown Source)
“One whose desire is expansive is certainly poor. When one is fully satisfied in mind, who is rich and who is poor?”
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daridro yas tv asantuṣṭaḥ |
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.19.44)
“One who is unsatisfied, however, is poor.”
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nirdhanatva-mahārogo mad-anugraha-lakṣaṇam |
(Unknown source; cited in Mādhurya-kādambinī: 3)
“Poverty and severe disease are signs of my grace.”
nirdhanatva-mahārogo Read on →
