संपदेव विपत्प्रोक्ता कृष्णभक्तिविनाशिनी |
विपत्संपदिति प्रोक्ता कृष्णभक्तिप्रकाशिनी ||
व्याप्तसंसाररोगाणां गारिद्र्यं परमौधम् |
येनैव दूनचित्तानां कृष्णभक्तिः प्रजायते ||
ऐश्वर्यपरमोन्मत्ता डम्भाहङ्कारतन्मयाः |
प्राप्नुवन्त्येव ते लज्जां जगदीश्वरकीर्तने ||
तस्माद्दारिद्र्यमिच्छामि कृष्णभक्तिप्रवर्धनम् |
नाहमिच्छामि संद्रष्टुं धनिनां परुषं मुखम् ||
Attaining the riches that kills Krishna bhakti is dangerous. Even a danger that shall strengthen Krishna bhakti becomes a great blessing in disguise. For those who are engulfed by the disease of the cycle of births and deaths, poverty is the best cure.Suffering resulting from poverty induces Krishna bhakti. Those rich men who are proud of their wealth and are indulged in pomp and ostentation feel shy of singing the praise of Lord Jagannatha. Hence I love poverty that enhances the devotion to Lord Krishna. I do not want to see the stern, long faces of the rich.
