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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.6

अवन्तिषु द्विज: कश्चिदासीदाढ्यतम: श्रिया । वार्तावृत्ति: कदर्यस्तु कामी लुब्धोऽतिकोपन: ॥ ६ ॥
avantiṣu dvijaḥ kaścid
[avantishu dvijah kashchid]
āsīd āḍhyatamaḥ śriyā
[aaseed aadhyatamah shriyaa]
vārtā-vṛttiḥ kadaryas tu
[vaartaa-vrittih kadaryas tu]
kāmī lubdho ’ti-kopanaḥ
[kaamee lubdho ’ti-kopanah]
Word-for-word
avantiṣu — in the Avantī country dvijaḥ — brāhmaṇa kaścit — a certain āsīt — there was āḍhya-tamaḥ — very rich śriyā — with opulences vārtā — by business vṛttiḥ — earning his livelihood kadaryaḥ — miserly tu — but kāmī — lusty lubdhaḥ — greedy ati-kopanaḥ — very prone to anger.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
avantiṣu dvijaḥ kaścid
avantiṣu
in the Avantī country
dvijaḥ
brāhmaṇa
kaścit
a certain
āsīd āḍhyatamaḥ śriyā
āsīt
there was
āḍhya-tamaḥ
very rich
śriyā
with opulences
vārtā-vṛttiḥ kadaryas tu
vārtā
by business
vṛttiḥ
earning his livelihood
kadaryaḥ
miserly
tu
but
kāmī lubdho ’ti-kopanaḥ
kāmī
lusty
lubdhaḥ
greedy
ati-kopanaḥ
very prone to anger.
In the country of Avantī there once lived a certain brāhmaṇa who was very rich and gifted with all opulences, and who was engaged in the occupation of commerce. But he was a miserly person — lusty, greedy and very prone to anger.
Purport

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the Avantī country is the district of Malwa. This brāhmaṇa was extremely wealthy, doing business in agriculture, banking and so on. Being a miser, he suffered agony when his hard-earned wealth was lost, as will be described by the Lord Himself.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the country of Avantī there once lived a brāhmaṇa who was very rich and who was engaged in commerce. But he was infamous since he was lusty, greedy and very prone to anger. He lived in Mālava and maintained himself by agriculture and commerce. Kadaryaḥ means reproachable. It is said: ātmānaṁ dharma-kṛtyaṁ ca putra-dārāṁś ca pīḍayan | devatātithi-bhṛtyāṁś ca sa kadarya iti smṛtaḥ || The person who makes himself, performance of dharma, his wive, children, the devatās and guests suffer is reproachable.
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Personal Guidance
In Avantī lived a rich brāhmaṇa engaged in commerce — but miserly, lusty, greedy, and prone to anger. Material success and inner vice coexisted in him.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do my outward successes hide inner vice?
  • What would honest inventory reveal?
📝 My note

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