By knowledge, by penances, and by pious acts, therefore, one multiplies his happiness. One, therefore, may likewise increase his misery by committing sinful acts.
तस्माद् दानेन तपसा कर्मणा च फलं शुभम्। वर्धयेदशुभं कृत्वा यथा स्यादतिरेकवान्॥