In English
In this world, there is no greater malady than miserliness. This can be understood from the history of . In , and were very powerful and wealthy rulers. Yet they were lacking in good qualities. Their greed was responsible for their ruin and that of their entire clan. So wicked qualities not only ruin a person but also bring a bad name to his kith and kin. We can derive happiness only when we share with others, whatever we have. also proclaim this, “.” Authority and position cannot confer happiness upon man. Only sacrifice confers happiness. But today we don’t find even an iota of sacrifice in man. What is the reason? He has become a miser within. The absence of the feeling of sacrifice is due to miserliness. pleaded with the to spare at least five villages for the . When he had this vast country of could not have spared five villages? He even refused to give space enough to place a needlepoint. How greedy he was! Actually, speaking the kingdom belonged to . considered the kingdom as his property though it did not belong to him and refused to give their share of the kingdom. His greed was responsible for the war of .