Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
When the wealth comes, by the grace of the Lord, if we do not move an inch in our faith in God, if we do not move an inch from the principles of integrity values and character, we do not move an inch from our bhakti, devotional service to Krishna, that wealth is a gift of laxmidevi and Krishna.
If the wealth that makes us corrupt, if the wealth that comes makes us loose our integrity and character, if the wealth that brings fight in the family, the wealth that comes makes us involved in sense gratification, if the wealth that comes deviates us from the path of bhakti to Krishna, that wealth is because of Karma and not because of Krishna's grace. That wealth is called `chanchala' and not laxmi.
Laxmi versus Chanchala
Laxmi gives joy, laxmi gives happiness, kaxmi gives peace, prosperity, laxmi gives bhakti. Chanchala gives things, buy things, Chanchala gives gadgets, Chanchala gives property. But Chanchala can not give happiness, joy/prosperity/bhakti. She only gives anxiety. Many times she leaves; that's why she is called chanchala.
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