SB 5.9.19 • मूल श्लोक

एवमेव खलु महदभिचारातिक्रम: कार्त्स्‍न्येनात्मने फलति ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

evam eva khalu mahad-abhicārāti-kramaḥ kārtsnyenātmane phalati.

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

evam eva — in this way; khalu — indeed; mahat — to great personalities; abhicāra — in the form of envy; ati-kramaḥ — the limit of offense; kārtsnyena — always; ātmane — unto oneself; phalati — gives the result.

Translation

“When an envious person commits an offense before a great personality, he is always punished in the way mentioned above.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda