SB 5.9.19

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, Chapter 9: The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata

SB 5.9.18

SB 5.9.20

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 19

evam eva khalu mahad-abhicārāti-kramaḥ kārtsnyenātmane phalati.

SYNONYMS

evam eva—in this way; khalu—indeed; mahat—to great personalities; abhicāra—in the form of envy; ati-kramaḥ—the limit of offense; kārtsnyena—always; ātmane—unto oneself; phalati—gives the result.

TRANSLATION

When an envious person commits an offense before a great personality, he is always punished in the way mentioned above.