SB 5.13.11 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

क्‍वचिच्च शीतातपवातवर्ष- प्रतिक्रियां कर्तुमनीश आस्ते । क्‍वचिन्मिथो विपणन् यच्च किञ्चिद् विद्वेषमृच्छत्युत वित्तशाठ्यात् ॥ ११ ॥

Verse text

kvacic ca śītātapa-vāta-varṣa- pratikriyāṁ kartum anīśa āste kvacin mitho vipaṇan yac ca kiṣcid vidveṣam ṛcchaty uta vitta-śāṭhyāt

Synonyms

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 ; kiṣcit — a little bit ; vidveṣam — mutual enmity ; ṛcchati — obtain ; uta — it is so said ; vitta — śāṭhyāt — 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, 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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.

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.