In English
Greed goeth before a fall
signifies one who has wicked thoughts. His minister was . means one who promulgates bad laws. A combination of these two led to the growth of greed. On account of their (greed) the were totally destroyed. On one occasion said, " means a person whose heart is pure, immaculately." told (on the battlefield), "! Get up, get up . Destiny is all powerful. Justice always wins. Selfishness will end in ruin. This is the nature of . Know the truth (of what is to come). may be the father of a hundred children. But, there will not be even one to perform the last rites for him. That is how fate works." thus revealed to the fate of the in the beginning itself. had a hundred sons. Of what use were they? At the end not even one son remained to perform his obsequies. The reason was greed. The were not prepared to give to the their rightful share. wanted to keep everything to himself, including what belonged to others. This kind of selfishness is called (greed). In the , because of (desire) was destroyed. In the , , despite his prodigious knowledge and power, was destroyed on account of his anger against God.