[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 11.23.26 # Bhagavatapurana 11.23.26 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.23.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.23.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.23.26) kasmāt saṅkliśyate vidvān vyarthayārthehayāsakṛt / kasyacin māyayā nūnaṃ loko 'yaṃ su-vimohitaḥ // > 26. “Why does the man alive to the evil put himself to difficulties by repeated efforts to acquire wealth which tends to no good purpose? Certainly this world is completely deluded by the Maya of some One. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 11.23.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.23.25) - [Next: 11.23.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.23.27) - [Up: 11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.23) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.11.23.p27) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.11.23.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.23.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.23.26) · Pramāṇa