84 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 19
TEXT 36
TAM stata aa afairad |
ard Aq: SH StH TIT Ta: AAI
na tad daénarh prasamsanti
yena vrttir vipadyate
dénam yajnas tapah karma
loke vrttimato yatah
na—not; tat—that; danam—charity; prasarmsanti—the saintly per-
sons praise; yena—by which; vrttih—one’s livelihood; vipadyate—be-
comes endangered; danam—charity; yajriah—sacrifice; tapah—
austerity; kKarma—fruitive activities; loke—in this world; vrttimatah—
according to one’s means of livelihood; yatah—as it is so.
TRANSLATION
Learned scholars do not praise that charity which endangers
one’s own livelihood. Charity, sacrifice, austerity and fruitive ac-
tivities are possible for one who is competent to earn his livelihood
properly. [They are not possible for one who cannot maintain
himself.]
TEXT 37
WAT TAIT HAT AAT |
qa Rusraegy A Ae lll
dharmaya yaSase ’rthaya
kamaya sva-janaya ca
paricadha vibhajan vittam
ihdmutra ca modate
dharmaya—for religion; yasase—for one’s reputation; arthaya—for
increasing one’s opulence; kdmdya—for increasing sense gratification;
sva-jandya ca—and for maintaining one’s family members; paricadha —
