Bhojaprabandha 1
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"If, setting aside my uterine brother who is capable of bearing the burden of the royal fortune, I bestow the kingdom on my son, then public censure will ensue. Or else Muñja, out of greed for the kingdom, will have my young son murdered by poison or other means; then the kingdom given will be in vain, the loss of my son will occur, and my lineage will be destroyed."
If, leaving aside my own brother who is capable of bearing the burden of the royal fortune, I give the kingdom to my (five-year-old) son, public blame will follow. Or else, if out of greed for the kingdom Muñja causes my innocent child son to be killed by poison or other means, even the kingdom given will be useless. There will be the loss of my son, and the destruction of the lineage will also take place.
Greed is the foundation of sin, and greed alone is its progenitor;
engendering hatred, wrath, and other vices, greed is the cause of sin. || 1