Canto 11, Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Verse 31 (SB 11.16.31)
SB 11.16.31 • मूल श्लोक

व्यवसायिनामहं लक्ष्मी: कितवानां छलग्रह: । तितिक्षास्मि तितिक्षूणां सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

vyavasāyinām ahaṁ lakṣmīḥ kitavānāṁ chala-grahaḥ titikṣāsmi titikṣūṇāṁ sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

vyavasāyinām — of the enterprising; aham — I am; lakṣmīḥ — fortune; kitavānām — of cheaters; chala-grahaḥ — the gambling; titikṣā — the forgiveness; asmi — I am; titikṣūṇām — among the tolerant; sattvam — the goodness; sattva-vatām — among those in the mode of goodness; aham — I am.

Translation

“Among the enterprising I am fortune, and among the cheaters I am gambling. I am the forgiveness of the tolerant and the good qualities of those in the mode of goodness.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda