SB 11.23.16
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 16
yaśo yaśasvināṁ śuddhaṁ
ślāghyā ye guṇināṁ guṇāḥ
lobhaḥ sv-alpo 'pi tān hanti
śvitro rūpam ivepsitam
SYNONYMS
yaśaḥ—the fame; yaśasvinām—of those who are famous; śuddham—pure; ślāghyāḥ—praiseworthy; ye—which; guṇinām—of those endowed with good qualities; guṇāḥ—the qualities; lobhaḥ—greed; su-alpaḥ—a little; api—even; tān—these; hanti—destroys; śvitraḥ—white leprosy; rūpam—physical beauty; iva—just as; īpsitam—enchanting.
TRANSLATION
Whatever pure fame is possessed by the famous and whatever praiseworthy qualities are found in the virtuous are destroyed by even a small amount of greed, just as one's attractive physical beauty is ruined by a trace of white leprosy.