474 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 26
nipatati yatra ha vitta-graham pdpa-purusam dharmardja-purusa
vayakdé iva sarvato ‘ngesu siitraih parivayanti.

yah—any person who; tu—but; iha—in this world; va—or; ddhya-
abhimatih—proud because of wealth; aharikrtih —egotistic; tiryak-prek-
sanah—whose vision is crooked; sarvatah abhivisariki—always fearful
of being cheated by others, even by superiors; artha-vyaya-ndsa-cin-
taya—by the thought of expenditure and loss; parisusyamana—dried
up; hrdaya-vadanah—his heart and face; nirvrtim—happiness:
anavagatah—not obtaining; grahah—a ghost; iva—like: artham—
wealth; abhiraksati—protects; sah—he; ca—also; api—indeed;
pretya—after dying; tat—of those riches; utpddana—of the earning;
utkarsana—increasing; samraksana—protecting; samala-grahah—ac-
cepting the sinful activities; sticimukhe—named Sicimukha; narake—
in the hell; nipatati—falls down; yatra—where; ha—indeed: vitta-
graham —as a money-grabbing ghost; papa-purusam—very sinful man;
dharmaraja-purusah—the commanding men of Yamaraja: vayakah
iva—like expert weavers; sarvatah—all over; angesu—on the limbs of
the body; sitrath—by threads; parivayanti—stitch.

TRANSLATION

One who in this world or this life is very proud of his wealth al-
ways thinks, “I am so rich. Who can equal me?” His vision is
twisted, and he is always afraid that someone will take his wealth.
Indeed, he even suspects his superiors. His face and heart dry up at
the thought of losing his wealth, and therefore he always looks
like a wretched fiend. He is not in any way able to obtain actual
happiness, and he does not know what it is to be free from anxiety.
Because of the sinful things he does to earn money, augment his
wealth and protect it, he is put into the hell called Sacimukha,
where the officials of Yamaraja punish him by stitching thread
through his entire body like weavers manufacturing cloth.

PURPORT

When one possesses more wealth than necessary, he certainly becomes

very proud. This is the situation of men in modern civilization. Accord-
