[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) › 11.9.1 # Bhagavatapurana 11.9.1 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.9.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.9.1) /0 śrī-brāhmaṇa uvāca parigraho hi duḥkhāya yad yat priyatamaṃ nṛṇām / anantaṃ sukham āpnoti tad vidvān yas tv akiñcanaḥ // > 1. The Brahmana said:—The source of affliction is indeed the acquisition of whatever men desire most; that man attains unlimited happiness who knows this truth and does not think of any acquisition. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 11.8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.8.44) - [Next: 11.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.9.2) - [Up: 11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.9) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.11.9.p2) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.11.9.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Āryacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.aryacarita.112.1) — Sanskrit - [Ajñānadhvāntacaṇḍabhāskara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.vada.amaresvara.ajnanadhvantacandabhaskara.3.53) — Amareśvara Śāstrin 1825, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.9.1) · Pramāṇa