### SB 5.9.19

> एवमेव खलु महदभिचारातिक्रमः कार्त्स्न्येनात्मने फलति ॥१९॥

> evam eva khalu mahad-abhicārāti-kramaḥ kārtsnyenātmane phalati.

*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.

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