442 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 13
TEXT 11
nite aa TaTaag-
afatrat | BqAAly | Stee |
x
eta frag aa fate
be
fsersga fraaarg 1221
kvacic ca sitatapa-vata-varsa-
pratikriyam kartum anisa aste
kvacin mitho vipanan yac ca kircid
vidvesam rechaty uta vitta-sathyat
kvacit—sometimes: ca—also: sita-dtapa-vdta-varsa—of freezing
cold, scorching heat, strong wind and excessive rainfall: pratikriyam—
counteraction: kartum—to do: anisah—being unable; aste—remains in
misery; kvacit—sometimes; mithah—one another: vipanan—selling:
yat ca—whatever: kificit—a little bit: vidvesam—mutual enmity: re-
chati—obtain: uta—it is so said; vitta-sathyat—because of cheating one
another merely for money.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes the living entity is busy counteracting the natural
disturbances of freezing cold, scorching heat, strong wind, ex-
cessive rainfall and so forth. When he is unable to do so, he
becomes very unhappy. Sometimes he is cheated in business trans-
actions one after another. In this way, by cheating, living entities
create enmity among themselves.
PURPORT
This is an example of the struggle for existence, the attempt to coun-
teract the onslaught of material nature. This creates enmity in society,
and consequently society is filled with envious people. One person is en-
vious of another, and this is the way of the material world. The Krsna
consciousness movement aims at creating an atmosphere of non-envy. Of
course it is not possible for everyone to become Krsna conscious, but the
