1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by canto and chapter
Canto

Canto 5 · The Creative Impetus · 26 chapters

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526

Choose a chapter to see all its verses.

How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
Read the full guide: how to hear the Bhāgavatam ›
Canto 5 · Chapter 13: Further Talks Between King Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata
5.13.105.13.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.13.11

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Jaḍa Bharata, who had fully realized Brahmansince 5.13.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitJaḍa Bharata → King Rahūgaṇa

क्‍वचिच्च शीतातपवातवर्ष-

प्रतिक्रियां कर्तुमनीश आस्ते ।

क्‍वचिन्मिथो विपणन् यच्च किञ्चिद्

विद्वेषमृच्छत्युत वित्तशाठ्यात् ॥ ११ ॥

kvacic ca śītātapa-vāta-varṣa-

pratikriyāṁ kartum anīśa āste

kvacin mitho vipaṇan yac ca kiñcid

vidveṣam ṛcchaty uta vitta-śāṭhyāt

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.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Build an Atmosphere Without Envy

  1. 1

    The struggle for existence includes trying to counteract cold, heat, wind and rain. When these efforts fail, the living entity becomes unhappy.

  2. 2

    Cheating in business creates mutual enmity. The purport describes material society as filled with people who envy one another.

  3. 3

    The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement aims to create an atmosphere of non-envy. Even if everyone does not become Kṛṣṇa conscious, an exemplary society without envy can be formed.

Key points from the purport
  • 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.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Misjudgment → Humility and insight. Spiritual insight hides behind social appearances.

Chapters 10–14 of Canto 5: Jaḍa Bharata instructs Rahūgaṇa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: Further Talks Between King Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Expecting to become happy, the living entity changes his position from one place to another, but actually a materialistic person within the material world is never happy. Being constantly engaged in materialistic activities, he is always disturbed.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.13
2

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kvacitsometimes
  2. caalso
  3. śīta-ātapa-vāta-varṣaof freezing cold, scorching heat, strong wind and excessive rainfall
  4. pratikriyāmcounteraction
  5. kartumto do
  6. anīśaḥbeing unable
  7. āsteremains in misery
  8. kvacitsometimes
3

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 5.13

    In this verse: “material”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

In which relationship could I replace envy with honest goodwill?

Practice

In one exchange today, be deliberately honest and avoid seeking an unfair advantage.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBuild an Atmosphere Without EnvyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask the BhāgavatamHave a question about SB 5.13.11? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 11 · 2 minAsk the BhāgavatamBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the Bhāgavatam's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnCantos & stories