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religious merit, the worldly merit and the fulfilment of desires. Out of these, one who has not given up all attachment, should be conspicuous ( by the attainment of) the worldly merit. It is from that, these two arise, viz. the religious merit and the fulfilment of desires. And besides, this worldly merit (i. e, wealth) is the great form of a deity. It indeed increases highly the respect of a man, produces greatness, produces great deservingness, [37] yields good luck, brings beauty, brightens the family, makes the form luminous and makes the intellect brilliant. For, rich people, though not giving, become worthy of praise among people. Whatever they do, is described as nice even though it is despicable. They experience the happiness of the attainment of a high object, having the requests of the needy never broken. Therefore, even though it (i. e, wealth ) is very much with me, earned by my forefathers, still however enough of it to me like the wife of a preceptor. Then, I shall earn my own. I shall go for trading in different directions." Having so thought, he requested his parents. They gave him their consent and he went with
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