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Chapter 9: The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata

Verse 19 of 18
SB 5.9.19

एवमेव खलु महदभिचारातिक्रमः कार्त्स्न्येनात्मने फलति.

evam eva khalu mahad-abhicārāti-kramaḥ kārtsnyenātmane phalati.

Synonyms

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.

Verse 19 of 18