Bhagavata Purana 8.19.17
Srimad Bhagavatam · 19 · Verse 17
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नान्यत् ते कामये राजन्वदान्याज्जगदीश्वरात् । नैन: प्राप्नोति वै विद्वान्यावदर्थप्रतिग्रह: ॥ १७ ॥
nānyat te kāmaye rājan vadānyāj jagad-īśvarāt nainaḥ prāpnoti vai vidvān yāvad-artha-pratigrahaḥ
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O King, controller of the entire universe, although you are very munificent and are able to give Me as much land as I want, I do not want anything from you that is unnecessary. If a learned brāhmaṇa takes charity from others only according to his needs, he does not become entangled in sinful activities.