One may desire wealth. The abandonment, however, of such desire is better for himn. There are many shortcomings attached to wealth and, therefore, to those religious acts that are performed with wealth.
धनहेतोर्य ईहेत तस्यानीहा गरीयसी। भूयान् दोषो हि वित्तस्य यश्च धर्मस्तदाश्रयः॥