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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 13
TEXT 34
शोकपोहययकोघरागङ्कैन्यश्रमादयः । यन्मूलाः स्युर्नृणां जह्यात् स्पृहां प्राणार्थयोर्बुधः ॥३४॥
śoka-moha-bhaya-krodha- rāga-klaibya-śramādayaḥ yan-mūlāḥ syur nṛṇāṁ jahyāt spṛhāṁ prāṇārthayor budhaḥ
śoka—lamentation; moha—illusion; bhaya—fear; krodha—anger; rāga—attachment; klaibya—poverty; śrama—unnecessary labor; ādayaḥ—and so on; yat-mūlāḥ—the original cause of all these; syuḥ—become; nṛṇāṁ—of human beings; jahyāt—should give up; spṛhāṁ—the desire; prāṇa—for bodily strength or prestige; arthayoḥ—and accumulating money; budhaḥ—an intelligent person.
TRANSLATION
Those in human society who are intelligent should give up the original cause of lamentation, illusion, fear, anger, attachment, poverty and unnecessary labor. The original cause of all of these is the desire for unnecessary prestige and money.
PURPORT
Here is the difference between Vedic civilization and the modern demoniac civilization. Vedic civilization concerned itself with how to achieve self-realization, and for this purpose one was recommended to have a small income to maintain body and soul together. The society was divided into  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and  śūdras , and the members of this society would limit their endeavors to meeting their minimum demands. The  brāhmaṇas , in particular, would have no material desires. Because the  kṣatriyas  had to rule the people, it was necessary for them to have money and prestige. But the  vaiśyas  were satisfied with agricultural produce and milk from the cow, and if by chance there were excess, trade was allowed. The  śūdras  were also happy, for they would get food and shelter from the three higher classes. In the demoniac civilization of the present day, however, there is no question of  brāhmaṇas  or