Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.9.19
Ūti· What drives us to actEnvious Offenses Bring Punishment
“When an envious person commits an offense before a great personality, he is always punished in the way mentioned above.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse warns against committing an offense before a great personality.
- It identifies envy as the attitude behind such an offense.
- The envious offender receives punishment. The verse presents this consequence as certain, not accidental.
Try this today
Refrain from one envious remark today and silently acknowledge a good quality in that person.
Ask yourself
Does envy affect how I speak about someone whose qualities I should respect?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.