SB 11.23.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 23: The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa.

SB 11.23.19

SB 11.23.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

bhidyante bhrātaro dārāḥ
pitaraḥ suhṛdas tathā
ekāsnigdhāḥ kākiṇinā
sadyaḥ sarve 'rayaḥ kṛtāḥ

SYNONYMS

bhidyante—they break off; bhrātaraḥ—the brothers; dārāḥ—wife; pitaraḥ—parents; suhṛdaḥ—friends; tathā—and; eka—as if one; āsnigdhāḥ—very dear; kākiṇinā—by a small coin; sadyaḥ—immediately; sarve—all of them; arayaḥ—enemies; kṛtāḥ—made.

TRANSLATION

Even a man's brothers, wife, parents and friends united with him in love will immediately break off their affectionate relationships and become enemies over a single coin.