Verse 26 of 43
SB 8.19.26
यदृच्छालाभतुष्टस्य तेजो विप्रस्य वर्धते तत्प्रशाम्यत्यसन्तोषादम्भसेवाशुशुक्षणिः
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya tejo viprasya vardhate tat praśāmyaty asantoṣād ambhasevāśuśukṣaṇiḥ
Synonyms
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya—who is satisfied by things obtained by the grace of God; tejaḥ—the brilliant effulgence; viprasya—of a brāhmaṇa; vardhate—increases; tat—that (effulgence); praśāmyati—is diminished; asantoṣāt—because of dissatisfaction; ambhasā—by pouring of water; iva—as; āśuśukṣaṇiḥ—a fire..
Translation
A brāhmaṇa who is satisfied with whatever is providentially obtained is increasingly enlightened with spiritual power, but the spiritual potency of a dissatisfied brāhmaṇa decreases, as fire diminishes in potency when water is sprinkled upon it.
Verse 26 of 43