SB 8.19.26
Devanāgarī
यदृच्छालाभतुष्टस्य तेजो विप्रस्य वर्धते । तत् प्रशाम्यत्यसन्तोषादम्भसेवाशुशुक्षणि: ॥ २६ ॥
Text
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya tejo viprasya vardhate tat praśāmyaty asantoṣād ambhasevāśuśukṣaṇiḥ
Synonyms
yadṛcchā-lābha-tuṣṭasya—who is satisfied by things obtained by the grace of God;tejaḥ—the brilliant effulgence;viprasya—of abrāhmaṇa;vardhate—increases;tat—that (effulgence);praśāmyati—is diminished;asantoṣāt—because of dissatisfaction;ambhasā—by pouring of water;iva—as;āśuśukṣaṇiḥ—a fire.
Translation
A brāhmaṇa who is satisfied with whatever is providentially obtained is increasingly enlightened with spiritual power, but the spiritual potency of a dissatisfied brāhmaṇa decreases, as fire diminishes in potency when water is sprinkled upon it.