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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.3.19
nityārtidena vittena
durlabhenātma-mrityunā
grihāpatyāpta-paśubhih
SYNONYMS
nitya — constantly; ārti-dena — giving pain; vittena — with wealth; durlabhena — hard to acquire; ātma-mrityunā — death for the self; griha — with one's home; apatya — children; āpta — relatives; paśubhih — and domestic animals; kā — what; prītih — happiness; sādhitaih — which are gained (by that wealth); calaih — unsteady.
TRANSLATION
Wealth is a perpetual source of distress, it is most difficult to acquire, and it is virtual death for the soul. What satisfaction does one actually gain from his wealth? Similarly, how can one gain ultimate or permanent happiness from one's so-called home, children, relatives and domestic animals, which are all maintained by one's hard-earned money?
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