Canto 3, Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Verse 11 (SB 3.30.11)
SB 3.30.11 • मूल श्लोक

वार्तायां लुप्यमानायामारब्धायां पुन: पुन: । लोभाभिभूतो नि:सत्त्व: परार्थे कुरुते स्पृहाम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

vārtāyāṁ lupyamānāyām ārabdhāyāṁ punaḥ punaḥ lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ parārthe kurute spṛhām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda