असत: श्रीमदान्धस्य दारिद्रयं परमञ्जनम् । आत्मौपम्येन भूतानि दरिद्र: परमीक्षते ॥ १३ ॥
asataḥ śrī-madāndhasya dāridryaṁ param añjanam ātmaupamyena bhūtāni daridraḥ param īkṣate
- asataḥ
- of such a foolish rascal
- śrī-mada-andhasya
- who is blinded by temporarily possessing riches and opulence
- dāridryam
- poverty
- param añjanam
- the best ointment for the eyes, by which to see things as they are
- ātma-aupamyena
- with comparison to himself
- bhūtāni
- living beings
- daridraḥ
- a poverty-stricken man
- param
- perfectly
- īkṣate
- can see things as they are
Atheistic fools and rascals who are very much proud of wealth fail to see things as they are. Therefore, returning them to poverty is the proper ointment for their eyes so they may see things as they are. At least a poverty-stricken man can realize how painful poverty is, and therefore he will not want others to be in a painful condition like his own.