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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.15

नरेष्वभीक्ष्णं मद्भ‍ावं पुंसो भावयतोऽचिरात् । स्पर्धासूयातिरस्कारा: साहङ्कारा वियन्ति हि ॥ १५ ॥
nareṣv abhīkṣṇaṁ mad-bhāvaṁ
[nareshv abheekshnam mad-bhaavam]
puṁso bhāvayato ’cirāt
[pumso bhaavayato ’chiraat]
spardhāsūyā-tiraskārāḥ
[spardhaasooyaa-tiraskaaraah]
sāhaṅkārā viyanti hi
[saahankaaraa viyanti hi]
nareṣu — in all persons abhīkṣṇam — constantly mat-bhāvam — the personal presence of Me puṁsaḥ — of the person bhāvayataḥ — who is meditating upon acirāt — quickly spardhā — the tendency to feel rivalry (against equals) asūyā — envy (of superiors) tiraskārāḥ — and abuse (of inferiors) sa — along with ahaṅkārāḥ — false ego viyanti — they disappear hi — indeed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nareṣv abhīkṣṇaṁ mad-bhāvaṁ
nareṣu
in all persons
abhīkṣṇam
constantly
mat-bhāvam
the personal presence of Me
puṁso bhāvayato ’cirāt
puṁsaḥ
of the person
bhāvayataḥ
who is meditating upon
acirāt
quickly
spardhāsūyā-tiraskārāḥ
spardhā
the tendency to feel rivalry (against equals)
asūyā
envy (of superiors)
tiraskārāḥ
and abuse (of inferiors)
sāhaṅkārā viyanti hi
sa
along with
ahaṅkārāḥ
false ego
viyanti
they disappear
hi
indeed.
For him who constantly meditates upon My presence within all persons, the bad tendencies of rivalry, envy and abusiveness, along with false ego, are very quickly destroyed.

We conditioned souls tend to feel rivalry toward our equals, envy toward our superior, and the desire to belittle our subordinates. These contaminated propensities, along with their very basis, false ego, can be quickly vanquished by meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead within every living being.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He who constantly meditates upon my presence within all persons quickly destroys rivalry, envy and abusiveness, along with false ego. In order to destroy faults like rivalry one must see me everywhere. One competes with equals, envies superiors and chastises inferiors. If one sees me everywhere, then how can one compete with me, envy me or chastise me? If one sees Brahman within oneself, how can one have ahaṅkāra? Viyanti means “destroyed.”
For one constantly meditating on the Lord's presence in all persons, rivalry, envy, abusiveness, and false ego are quickly destroyed. Universal seeing dissolves divisive impulses.
Reflection Questions
  • When I felt rivalry recently, did I remember the Lord's presence in that person?
  • What changes when I do?
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