Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.30.11
वार्तायां लुप्यमानायामारब्धायां पुन: पुन: ।
लोभाभिभूतो नि:सत्त्व: परार्थे कुरुते स्पृहाम् ॥ ११ ॥
vārtāyāṁ lupyamānāyām
[vaartaayaam lupyamaanaayaam]
ārabdhāyāṁ punaḥ punaḥ
[aarabdhaayaam punah punah]
lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ
[lobhaabhibhooto nihsattvah]
parārthe kurute spṛhām
[paraarthe kurute sprihaam]
Word-for-word
vārtāyām
—
when his occupation
lupyamānāyām
—
is hampered
ārabdhāyām
—
undertaken
punaḥ punaḥ
—
again and again
lobha
—
by greed
abhibhūtaḥ
—
overwhelmed
niḥsattvaḥ
—
ruined
para-arthe
—
for the wealth of others
kurute spṛhām
—
he longs.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vārtāyāṁ lupyamānāyām
vārtāyām
when his occupation
lupyamānāyām
is hampered
ārabdhāyāṁ punaḥ punaḥ
ārabdhāyām
undertaken
punaḥ punaḥ
again and again
lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ
lobha
by greed
abhibhūtaḥ
overwhelmed
niḥsattvaḥ
ruined
parārthe kurute spṛhām
para-arthe
for the wealth of others
kurute spṛhām
he longs.
When he suffers reverses in his occupation, he tries again and again to improve himself, but when he is baffled in all attempts and is ruined, he accepts money from others because of excessive greed.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After trying again and again to maintain himself while failing each time, overcome by greed and feeling miserable, he desires others wealth.
Vārtāyām means “in maintaining himself.”
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Personal Guidance
When work reverses, a man tries again — but if all attempts fail, he accepts money from others out of excessive greed. Even repeated honest effort can break under enough pressure. Watch the moment when honest persistence tips into desperate dependence.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my life am I approaching the breaking-point between honest effort and desperate borrowing?
- What discipline could help me recognize 'enough' before greed takes over?
My note
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