SB 3.30.11

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 30: Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities

SB 3.30.10 - SB 3.30.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

vārtāyāṁ lupyamānāyām

ārabdhāyāṁ punaḥ punaḥ

lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ

parārthe kurute spṛhām

SYNONYMS

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.

SB 3.30.10 - SB 3.30.12