[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Bhojaprabandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt) › 103\_288 # Bhojaprabandha 103\_288 English (machine translation) 103\_288 - **Language:** English ### [103\_288](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.103_288) Begging is the second form of poverty, not the lack of wealth. Śiva Śambhu wears only a loincloth, yet he is called the Supreme Lord. Servitude destroys comforts; vice destroys wealth; begging destroys dignity; a bad king destroys subjects; and a degenerate son destroys a family like a harsh axe striking at the root. - [Previous: 103\_287](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.103_287) - [Next: 103\_289](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.103_289) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.103_288](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.103_288) · Pramāṇa