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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.19
sravantindriya-laulyena
jnanam caivavakiryate
SYNONYMS
asantushtasya -- of one who is not self-satisfied; viprasya -- of such a brahmana; tejah -- strength; vidya -- education; tapah -- austerity; yasah -- fame; sravanti -- dwindle; indriya -- of the senses; laulyena -- because of greed; jnanam -- knowledge; ca -- and; eva -- certainly; avakiryate -- gradually vanishes.
TRANSLATION
Because of greed for the sake of the senses, the spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a devotee or brahmana who is not self-satisfied dwindle, and his knowledge gradually vanishes.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness