Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 30: Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.30.12

kuṭumba-bharaṇākalpo

manda-bhāgyo vṛthodyamaḥ

śriyā vihīnaḥ kṛpaṇo

dhyāyañ chvasiti mūḍha-dhīḥ

SYNONYMS

kuṭumba — his family; bharaṇain maintaining; akalpaḥ — unable; manda-bhāgyaḥ — the unfortunate man; vṛthāin vain; udyamaḥ — whose effort; śriyā — beauty, wealth; vihīnaḥ — bereft of; kṛpaṇaḥ — wretched; dhyāyan — grieving; śvasitihe sighs; mūḍha — bewildered; dhīḥ — his intelligence.

TRANSLATION

Thus the unfortunate man, unsuccessful in maintaining his family members, is bereft of all beauty. He always thinks of his failure, grieving very deeply.

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