Text 44] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 77

tasman na kasyacid droham
acaret sa tatha-vidhah

atmanah ksemam anvicchan
drogdhur vai parato bhayam

tasmat—therefore; na—not; kasyacit—of anyone; droham—envy;
dcaret—one should act; sah—a person (Karnsa); tatha-vidhah—who has
been advised in such a way (by Vasudeva); dtmanah—his own;
ksemam—welfare; anvicchan—if he desires; drogdhuh—of one who is
envious of others; vai—indeed; paratah—from others; bhayam—there
is a cause of fear.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, since envious, impious activities cause a body in
which one suffers in the next life, why should one act impiously?
Considering one’s welfare, one should not envy anyone, for an en-
vious person must always fear harm from his enemies, either in
this life or in the next.

PURPORT

Instead of being inimical toward other living entities, one should act
piously by engaging in the service of the Supreme Lord, thus avoiding a
fearful situation both in this life and in the next. In this regard, the
following moral instruction by the great politician Canakya Pandita is
very meaningful:

tyaja durjana-samsargam
bhaja sédhu-samaégamam

kuru punyam aho ratram
smara nityam anityatam

One should give up the company of devils, demons and nondevotees and
should always associate with devotees and saintly persons. One should al-
ways act piously, thinking that this life is temporary, and not be attached
to temporary happiness and distress. The Krsna consciousness movement
is teaching all of human society this principle of becoming Krsna con-
scious and thus solving the problems of life forever (tyaktva deham
punar janma naiti mam eti so ’rjuna).
