SB 3.30.11
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 30: Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 11
- vārtāyāṁ lupyamānāyām
- ārabdhāyāṁ punaḥ punaḥ
- lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ
- parārthe kurute spṛhām
SYNONYMS
vārtāyām — when his occupation; lupyamānāyām — is hampered; ārabdhāyām — undertaken; punaḥ punaḥ — again and again; lobha — by greed; abhibhūtaḥ — overwhelmed; niḥsattvaḥ — ruined; para-arthe — for the wealth of others; kurute spṛhām — he longs.
TRANSLATION
When he suffers reverses in his occupation, he tries again and again to improve himself, but when he is baffled in all attempts and is ruined, he accepts money from others because of excessive greed.