Tulasidasa Charitam V Vol III Book IX Chp 13 Shlokas 1 - 6
संपादितं तु कृच्छ्रेण परद्रव्यं हरन्ति ये |
कुष्ठरोगं प्राप्नुवन्ति नरा जन्मान्तरे ननु ||
सर्वेषामपि दुःखानां पूर्वपापं हि कारणम् |
अन्यथा करुणासिन्धुः दद्याद् दुःखं कथं नृणाम् ||
दरिद्रान् दुःखितान् लोके सदारान् सार्भकानपि |
दृष्ट्वा निर्दयचित्तास्तु दानं कुर्वन्ति नैव हि ||
धनिकेभ्यो बहुद्रव्यं बलादाहृत्य यो नृपः |
दीनान् पालयन्ति प्रेम्णा स वै धर्मविदां वरः ||
भिक्षुकोपि च दीनोपि विपन्नोपि कदापि यः |
नेच्छत्येव परद्रवयं सज्जनानां वरो हि सः ||
दुःखितं कृपणं दृष्ट्वा यो नरः करुणाकुलः |
स्वयं ददाति द्रव्यं स्वं स हि दानवतां वरः ||
Shri Sadguru said
Those who usurp the hard-earned property of others certainly become lepers in their next birth. The only cause of all of our suffering is accumulated sin of the previous birth. (If not, what else is the reason?) Will Bhagavan, the ocean of compassion, impose sufferings on the souls? The merciless ones never help even those who struggle hard, with their families, due to poverty. A king who snatches away the riches of the well-to-do, and with affection and generosity, helps the poor (with the money), is considered to be the greatest of all those who have learnt the Shastras. Only he is a true sadhu who never covets another man’s property even when he has to beg for food. He who is moved by the very sight of a suffering poor man and readily comes forward to give away his wealth is the greatest of all generous men.
