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ऐश्वर्यमध्रुवं प्राप्य ध्रुवधर्मे मतिं कुरु।
क्षणादेव विनाशिन्यः सम्पदोऽप्यात्मना सह॥

Wealth is transient; focus on eternal dharma. Riches may vanish in an instant, along with the self.

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ऐश्वर्यमल्पमेत्य प्रायेण हि दुर्जनो भवति मानी।
सुमहत्प्राप्यैश्वर्यं प्रशमं प्रतिपद्यते सुजनः॥

The wicked become arrogant even with little wealth, but the virtuous, even with great wealth, grow more humble.

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ऐश्वर्यमव्याहतमावहन्तु हेरम्बपादाम्बुजपांसवो नः।
ये निर्वहन्ति श्रुतिसुन्दरीणां
सीमन्तसिन्दूरपरागलक्ष्मीम्॥

May the dust from Ganesha's feet, radiant with the vermillion of the Vedas, grant us unblemished prosperity. A poetic invocation of divine blessings.

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ऐश्वर्यमीर्ष्या नैर्घृण्यं क्षीबत्वं निर्विवेकता।
एकैकं किं न यत् कुर्यात् पञ्चाङ्गित्वे तु का कथा॥

Even one of these—envy, cruelty, intoxication, ignorance, pride—can destroy. What then, when all five unite?

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ऐश्वर्यवन्तोऽपि हि निर्धनास्
ते व्यर्थश्रमा जीवितमात्रसाराः।
कृता न लोभोपहृतात्मभिर्यैः
सुहृत्स्वयंग्राहविभूषणा श्रीः॥

Even the rich are poor if they hoard wealth selfishly. True wealth lies in generosity to loved ones.

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ऐश्वर्यस्य परा काष्ठा यत्र नित्यं विभाव्यते।
धनदः स न केषां स्यात् स्पृहणीयगुणोदयः॥

The peak of wealth lies not in possession but in consistent generosity. The truly rich are those with noble virtues.

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ऐश्वर्यस्य विभूषणं सुजनता शौर्यस्य वाक्संयमो
ज्ञानस्योपशमः शमस्य विनयो वित्तस्य पात्रे व्ययः।
अक्रोधस् तपसः क्षमा प्रभवितुर्धर्मस्य निर्व्याजता
सर्वेषामपि सर्वकारणमिदं शीलं परं भूषणम्॥

Wealth is adorned by generosity, valor by restraint, knowledge by peace, and all virtues culminate in character—man's true ornament.

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ऐश्वर्यात् सह संबन्धं न कुर्याच् च कदाचन।
गते च गौरवं नास्ति आगते च धनक्षयः॥

Never form attachments for wealth. With its departure, respect vanishes; with its arrival, anxiety enters.

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ऐश्वर्यादनपेतमीश्वरमयं लोकोऽर्थतः सेवते तं
गच्छन्त्यनु ये विपत्तिषु पुनस् ते तत्प्रतिष्ठाशया।
भर्तुर्ये प्रलयेऽपि पूर्वसुकृतासङ्गेन निःसङ्गया भक्त्या
कार्यधुरं वहन्ति कृतिनस् ते दुर्लभास्त्वादृशाः॥

Those who stay devoted to their master in prosperity and ruin, not for gain but for love, are rare gems in this world.

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ऐश्वर्येऽपि क्षमा यस्य दारिद्र्येऽपि हितैषिता।
आपत्तावपि धीरत्वं दधतो मर्त्यता कथम्॥

One who shows patience in wealth, goodwill in poverty, and courage in distress—how can such a one be mortal?

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