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Bhagavatapurana 5.14.7

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5.14.7

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5.14.7

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kvacic cāśeṣa-doṣa-niṣadanaṃ purīṣa-viśeṣaṃ tad-varṇa-guṇa-nirmita-matiḥ suvarṇam upāditsaty agni-kāma-kātara ivolmuka-piśācam //

7. Sometimes he is eager to acquire gold, his mind being captivated by its quality, *i. e.*, its glittering colour, which in verity is but a variety of offal and the focus of all evils; (but) he tries to grasp it like one who, impatient to find fire, grasps at will-o-the-wisp.

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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