Bhagavata Purana 11.5.12
Srimad Bhagavatam · 5 · Verse 12
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Sanskrit Original
धनं च धर्मैकफलं यतो वै ज्ञानं सविज्ञानमनुप्रशान्ति । गृहेषु युञ्जन्ति कलेवरस्य मृत्युं न पश्यन्ति दुरन्तवीर्यम् ॥ १२ ॥
dhanaṁ ca dharmaika-phalaṁ yato vai jñānaṁ sa-vijñānam anupraśānti gṛheṣu yuñjanti kalevarasya mṛtyuṁ na paśyanti duranta-vīryam
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The only proper fruit of acquired wealth is religiosity, on the basis of which one can acquire a philosophical understanding of life that eventually matures into direct perception of the Absolute Truth and thus liberation from all suffering. Materialistic persons, however, utilize their wealth simply for the advancement of their family situation. They fail to see that insurmountable death will soon destroy the frail material body.