SB 11.23.15
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 15
- prāyeṇāthāḥ kadaryāṇāṁ
- na sukhāya kadācana
- iha cātmopatāpāya
- mṛtasya narakāya ca
SYNONYMS
prāyeṇa—generally; arthāḥ—items of wealth; kadaryāṇām—of those who are misers; na—do not; sukhāya—lead to happiness; kadācana—at any time; iha—in this life; ca—both; ātma—of himself; upatāpāya—result in the torment; mṛtasya—and of him when he has died; narakāya—in the attainment of hell; ca—and.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Generally, the wealth of misers never allows them any happiness. In this life it causes their self-torment, and when they die it sends them to hell.
PURPORT
A miser is afraid to spend his money even for obligatory religious and social duties. Offending God and people in general, he goes to hell.