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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.24

देवर्षिपितृभूतानि ज्ञातीन् बन्धूंश्च भागिन: । असंविभज्य चात्मानं यक्षवित्त: पतत्यध: ॥ २४ ॥
devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni
[devarshi-pitri-bhootaani]
jñātīn bandhūṁś ca bhāginaḥ
[jnaateen bandhoomsh cha bhaaginah]
asaṁvibhajya cātmānaṁ
[asamvibhajya chaatmaanam]
yakṣa-vittaḥ pataty adhaḥ
[yaksha-vittah pataty adhah]
Word-for-word
deva — the demigods ṛṣi — sages pitṛ — departed forefathers bhūtāni — and living entities in general jñātīn — one’s immediate relatives bandhūn — extended family ca — and bhāginaḥ — to the shareholders asaṁvibhajya — not distributing ca — and ātmānam — to oneself yakṣa-vittaḥ — whose wealth is simply like that of a Yakṣa patati — he falls adhaḥ — down.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni
deva
the demigods
ṛṣi
sages
pitṛ
departed forefathers
bhūtāni
and living entities in general
jñātīn bandhūṁś ca bhāginaḥ
jñātīn
one’s immediate relatives
bandhūn
extended family
ca
and
bhāginaḥ
to the shareholders
asaṁvibhajya cātmānaṁ
asaṁvibhajya
not distributing
ca
and
ātmānam
to oneself
yakṣa-vittaḥ pataty adhaḥ
yakṣa-vittaḥ
whose wealth is simply like that of a Yakṣa
patati
he falls
adhaḥ
down.
One who fails to distribute his wealth to the proper shareholders — the demigods, sages, forefathers and ordinary living entities, as well as his immediate relatives, in-laws and own self — is maintaining his wealth simply like a Yakṣa and will fall down.
Purport

One who does not share his wealth with the above-mentioned authorized persons and does not even enjoy the wealth himself will certainly suffer unlimited problems in life.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One who fails to distribute his wealth to the proper shareholders—the devatās, sages, forefathers and ordinary living entities, as well as his immediate relatives, in-laws and own self—is maintaining his wealth simply like a Yakṣa and will fall down.
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Personal Guidance
Failing to distribute wealth to demigods, sages, forefathers, beings, relatives, in-laws, and self, one hoards like a Yakṣa and falls down. Hoarding without distribution is itself spiritual collapse.
Reflection Questions
  • Among these eight categories, whom have I shortchanged?
  • What single redirection could restore balance?
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