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  "name":"SB 5.9.19",
  "h1":"SB 5.9.19",
  "label":"Text 19",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.9.19",
  "description":"When an envious person commits an offense before a great personality, he is always punished in the way mentioned above."

} —

SB 5.9.19

Text

evam eva khalu mahad-abhicārāti-kramaḥ kārtsnyenātmane phalati.

Synonyms

evam eva—in this way; khalu—indeed; mahat—to great personalities; abhicāra—in the form of envy; ati-kramaḥ—the limit of offense; kārtsnyena—always; ātmane—unto oneself; phalati—gives the result.

Translation

When an envious person commits an offense before a great personality, he is always punished in the way mentioned above.