Simhasanadvatrimshika 3.p4

English (machine translation) 3.p4

Language: English

3.p4

Thus King Vikramārka, an abode of all virtues and abundant in every kind of wealth, once reflected in his mind: “Ah, this cycle of worldly existence is without substance; no one knows what will happen to whom, or when. Therefore, acquired wealth is fruitless without giving and enjoyment. Hence, the true fruit of wealth is giving it to a worthy recipient; otherwise it meets only with destruction.” And so it is said:

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Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English

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Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā — Sanskrit