# SB 8.19.26 > यदृच्छालाभतुष्टस्य तेजो विप्रस्य वर्धते > तत्प्रशाम्यत्यसन्तोषादम्भसेवाशुशुक्षणिः ॥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 a *brāhmaṇa*; *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.**