सूक्तिमुक्तावली - तृष्ण

विष्णुपदेऽतिपवित्रे द्रष्टुं गृध्रः सदोर्ध्वमाभ्रमति
    क्षोण्यामेव जुगुप्सितमांसं कुत्रास्ति तद्वदिह ।
वाक्पाटवेन चकितान् श्रुतॄन्कुर्वन्नगाध-बोध इव
    दृष्टिं कनकयुतायां कान्तायां पण्डितो विषयतृष्णक् ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

viShNu pade ati pavitre draShTum gRudhaH sadA UrdhvamA bhramati
    kShoNyam eva jugupsita mAmsam kutrAsti tadvad iha ।
vAkpATavena chakitAn shrotRUn kurvan agAdha bodha iva
    dRuShTim kanakayutAyAm kAntAyAm paNDito viShaya tRuShNak ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

An eagle resides at the extremely pure feet Lord Vishnu. He always flies high in the sky. Yet, even at that distance his eyes are set on the rotting flesh way down on the ground. Similarly, a scholar may be giving out discourses imparting the best knowledge he has to general public. If he is still not let go of his greed, his eyes will be set on the beautiful women in the audience who wear a lot of golden ornaments.

- Suktimuktavali