Äyuḥ Å›riyaá¹ yaÅ›o dharmaá¹
lokÄn ÄÅ›iá¹£a eva ca
hanti Å›reyÄá¹si sarvÄṇi
puá¹so mahad-atikramaḥ

 Äyuḥ - duration of life; Å›riyam - opulence; yaÅ›aḥ - reputation; dharmam - religion; lokÄn - possessions; ÄÅ›iá¹£aḥ - benedictions; eva - certainly; ca - and; hanti - destroys; Å›reyÄá¹si - good fortune; sarvÄṇi - all; puá¹saḥ - of a person; mahat - of great souls; atikramaḥ - violation.


Text

“ ‘When a person mistreats great souls, his life span, opulence, reputation, religion, possessions and good fortune are all destroyed.’

Purport

This statement (ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam 10.4.46) was made by Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« to MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it.