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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.13.11

क्‍वचिच्च शीतातपवातवर्ष- प्रतिक्रियां कर्तुमनीश आस्ते । क्‍वचिन्मिथो विपणन् यच्च किञ्चिद् विद्वेषमृच्छत्युत वित्तशाठ्यात् ॥ ११ ॥
kvacic ca śītātapa-vāta-varṣa-
[kvachich cha sheetaatapa-vaata-varsha-]
pratikriyāṁ kartum anīśa āste
[pratikriyaam kartum aneesha aaste]
kvacin mitho vipaṇan yac ca kiñcid
[kvachin mitho vipanan yach cha kinchid]
vidveṣam ṛcchaty uta vitta-śāṭhyāt
[vidvesham richchaty uta vitta-shaathyaat]
Word-for-word
kvacit — sometimes ca — also śīta-ātapa-vāta-varṣa — of freezing cold, scorching heat, strong wind and excessive rainfall pratikriyām — counteraction kartum — to do anīśaḥ — being unable āste — remains in misery kvacit — sometimes mithaḥ — one another vipaṇan — selling yat ca — whatever kiñcit — a little bit vidveṣam — mutual enmity ṛcchati — obtain uta — it is so said vitta-śāṭhyāt — because of cheating one another merely for money.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kvacic ca śītātapa-vāta-varṣa-
kvacit
sometimes
ca
also
śīta-ātapa-vāta-varṣa
of freezing cold, scorching heat, strong wind and excessive rainfall
pratikriyāṁ kartum anīśa āste
pratikriyām
counteraction
kartum
to do
anīśaḥ
being unable
āste
remains in misery
kvacin mitho vipaṇan yac ca kiñcid
kvacit
sometimes
mithaḥ
one another
vipaṇan
selling
yat ca
whatever
kiñcit
a little bit
vidveṣam ṛcchaty uta vitta-śāṭhyāt
vidveṣam
mutual enmity
ṛcchati
obtain
uta
it is so said
vitta-śāṭhyāt
because of cheating one another merely for money.
Sometimes the living entity is busy counteracting the natural disturbances of freezing cold, scorching heat, strong wind, excessive rainfall and so forth. When he is unable to do so, he becomes very unhappy. Sometimes he is cheated in business transactions 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 counteract the onslaught of material nature. This creates enmity in society, and consequently society is filled with envious people. One person is envious of another, and this is the way of the material world. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement aims at creating an atmosphere of non-envy. Of course it is not possible for everyone to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, but the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement can create an exemplary society wherein there is no envy.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sometimes he is unable to counteract the cold, heat, wind and rain. Sometimes, while transacting business with others, he gains their enmity because of cheating them for wealth. While buying and selling, because of cheating for money, he develops enemies.
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Personal Guidance
Even outside the bedroom, life is a constant battle with weather, cheating partners, and rising enmity. The struggle for existence in this world breeds envy as a default. Don't be surprised by it; just don't participate in it.
Reflection Questions
  • Where are you participating in the envy economy when you could simply step out of it?
  • What practice helps you refuse enmity even when it is offered to you?
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