LAABHAH- लाभः- GAIN, PROFIT

 SUBHASHITHANI: 490

अनिष्टादिष्टलाभेऽपि न गतिर्जायते शुभा ।
यत्रास्ते विषसंसर्गोऽमृतं तदपि मृत्यवे ॥१.६॥
Anishtaat ishtalaabho api na gatir jaayate shubhaa I
Yatraaste visha samsargo amrutam tadapi mrutyave II
Obtaining a gain by wrong means will only be temporary, it will ultimately never lead to auspicious results; Just as nectar in association with  poison will only lead to death.

गणयन्ति न ये सूर्यं वृष्टिं शीतं च कर्षकाः ।
यतन्ते सस्यलाभाय तैः साकं हि वसाम्यहम् ॥

Ganayanti na ye sooryam vrushtim sheetam cha karshakaah I

Yatante sasya laabhaya taih saakam hi vasaamyaham II
I ( Bhagavan) stay along with those farmers who, without considering the heat, rain, or cold, strive consistently for good harvests.

शुष्कोपवासो धर्मेषु भैषज्येषु च लङ्घनम् ।
जपयज्ञश्च यज्ञेषु रोचते लाभशालिनाम् ॥
Shushkopavaaso dharmeshu bhaishajyeshu cha langanam I
Japayagyascha yagyeshu rochate laabha shalinaam II
In carrying out dharmic activities- living on meagre food ; In practicing upavasana- total fasting; In yagyas – Japa yagya. Thus the greedy always chooses where there is no expenditure.

सन्तोषः परमो लाभः सत्सङ्गः परमा गतिः ।
विचारः परमं ज्ञानं शमो हि परमं सुखम् ॥
santoṣaḥ paramo lābhaḥ satsaṅgaḥ paramā gatiḥ ।
vicāraḥ paramaṃ jñānaṃ śamo hi paramaṃ sukham ॥
Contentment is the highest gain; company of the wise is the best attainment.  Reflection is the paramount form of knowledge; quietude of the mind is the zenith of happiness. 

धर्मस्य ह्यापवर्ग्यस्य नार्थोऽर्थायोपकल्पते ।
नार्थस्य धर्मैकान्तस्य कामो लाभाय हि स्मृतः ॥९॥SB 1.2.9
dharmasya hy āpavargyasya nārtho ‘rthāyopakalpate
nārthasya dharmaikāntasy kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ
All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.

यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं तत: |
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दु:खेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ||BG 6.22||

yaṁ labdhvā chāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ
yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vichālyate
Having gained that state, one does not consider any attainment to be greater. Being thus established, one is not shaken even in the midst of the greatest calamity. 

सुखदु:खे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि || BG 2.38||
sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā lābhālābhau jayājayau
tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi
Fight for the sake of duty, treating alike happiness and distress, loss and gain, victory and defeat. Fulfilling your responsibility in this way, you will never incur sin.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH