730 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 19

tad abhipretya bhagavan
karmatisayam atmunah

Sata-kratur na mamrse
prthor yajria-mahotsavam

tat abhipretya—considering this matter; bhagavan—the most powerful;
karma-atisayam—excelling in fruitive activities; dtmanali—of himself; sata-
kratuh—King Indra, who had performed a hundred sacrifices; na—not;
mamrse—did tolerate; prthoh—of King Prthu; yajna—sacrificial; mahd-
utsavam—greal ceremonies.

TRANSLATION

When the most powerful Indra, the King of heaven, saw this, he con-
sidered the fact that King Prthu was going to exceed him in fruitive activi-
ties. Thus Indra could not tolerate the great sacrificial ceremonies per-
formed by King Prthu.

PURPORT

In the material world everyone who comes to enjoy himself or lord it
over material nature is envious of others. This envy is also found in the
personality of the King of heaven, Indra. As evident from revealed scrip-
tures, Indra was several times envious of many persons. He was especially
envious of great fruilive activities and the execution of yoga practices, or
siddhis. Indeed, he could not tolerate them, and he desired to break them
up. He was envious due to fear that those who performed great sacrifices
for the execution of mystic yoga might occupy his seat. Since no one in this
material world can tolerate another’s advancement, everyone in the mate-
rial world is called matsara, envious. In the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam
it is therefore said that Srimad-Bhagavatam is meant for those who are
completely nirmatsara (nonenvious). In other words, one who is not free
from the contamination of envy cannot advance in Krsna consciousness.
In Krsna consciousness, however, if someone excels another person, the
devotee who is excelled thinks how fortunate the other person is to be ad-
vancing in devotional service. Such non-envy is typical of Vaikuntha. How-
ever, when one is envious of his competitor, that is material. The demigods
posted in the material world are not exempt from envy.

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