अन्यायेनोपर्जितेनैव द्रव्येण सुकृतं कृतं।

अन्यायेनोपर्जितेनैव द्रव्येण सुकृतं कृतं।

न कीर्तिरिहलोके च परलोके न तत्फलम्॥

देवीभागवते

anyāyenoparjitenaiva dravyeṇa sukṛtaṁ kṛtaṁ|

na kīrtirihaloke ca paraloke na tatphalam||

devībhāgavate

A very basic statement of ethics.

Even if one uses his whole wealth aquired and accumulated through unfair an unjust means,

He can never gain fame and welfare in this world

and

He will lhave no virtues of punyams to keep his company when he goes to the nether world after his death..

Yes, our way of life always stresses on the proper path to reach the proper destination..

Of course we read stories of Robin Hood or Kayamkulam Kochunni.. the thugs and robbers who are potrayed as doing good to the weak and meek using the assets they pllundered..

Those stories are very nice to read.. First because, the tendency to be off the strict and straight forward is a kink in almost all persons.. Secondly when one has money and when he is prepared to throw a few crumbs around, he becomes accepted by all around..

Of course, we can understand life only to a certain lever.. Beyond that we place ourselves at the disposal of some being whom we presums and even define as the embodiment of truth, fairness, mercy and all that is good..

And we are often taught the lesson by that unseen entity that material advantage might add to our comforts when things are just moving on calmly, crises are waiting at every corner, and such crises could be overcome only of there is some divine interference.. And no quantity of money can give us comfort at such situations..

I think the idea of fairplay in life and its activities.. is to be accepted without pondering over the logic for it..

Regards

k v ananthanarayanan.