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दरिद्रस्यैव युज्यन्ते साधवः समदर्शिनः ।
सद्भिः क्षिणोति तं तर्षं तत आराद्विशुद्ध्यति ॥ १७ ॥
 
daridrasyaiva yujyante
sadhavah sama-darsinah
sadbhih ksinoti tam tarsam
tata arad visuddhyati
daridrasya-of a person who is poverty-stricken; eva-indeed; yujyante-may easily associate; sadhavah-saintly persons; sama-darsinah-although sadhus are equal to everyone, to the poor and the rich, the poor man can take advantage of their association; sadbhih-by the association of such saintly persons; ksinoti-reduces; tam-the original cause of material suffering; tarsam-the desire for material enjoyment; tatah-thereafter; arat-very soon; visuddhyati-his material contamination is cleansed off.