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RY OF CULTURE
 
मिया
 
. GOVERNMENT.
 
SRIMAD BHAGAVATA
 
'अस्मिन्लोके वर्तमानः स्वधर्मस्थोऽनघः शुचिः ।

ज्ञानं विशुद्धमाप्नोति मद्भक्तिं वा यदृच्छया ॥
 
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"
Remaining in the midst of this world,

one who abides by his Dharma, commits

no sin and is pure, easily attains pure

wisdom or devotion to Me.
 

 
'
नैरपेक्ष्यं परं प्राहुर्निःश्रेयसमनल्पकम् ॥
 

"Non-expectation of anything is said

to be the greatest and amplest bliss.
 

 
'य एतान्मत्पथो हित्वा भक्तिज्ञानक्रियात्मकान् ।

क्षुद्रान्कामांश्चलैः प्राणैर्जुषन्तस्संसरन्ति ते ॥
 

"Those who leave these paths of

Devotion, Knowledge and Action leading

to Me, and enjoy mean pleasures with

their fickle lives, migrate from birth to

birth.
 

 
'स्तेयं हिंसाऽनृतं दम्भः कामः क्रोधः स्मयो मदः ।

भेदो वैरमविश्वासः संस्पर्धा व्यसनानि च ।

एते पञ्चदशानर्था हार्थमूला मता नृणाम् ॥
 

" Theft, Injury, Falsehood, Hypocrisy,

Desire, Anger, Conceit, Infatuation,

Making
 
distinctions, Enmity, Distrust,

Rivalry, Addiction to the three vices of

woman, wine and gambling-these fifteen

evils of men are considered as having

their root in wealth.