SB 11.16.31

SB 11.16.31

Devanagari

व्यवसायिनामहं लक्ष्मी: कितवानां छलग्रह: । तितिक्षास्मि तितिक्षूणां सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Verse text

vyavasāyinām ahaṁ lakṣmīḥ kitavānāṁ chala-grahaḥ titikṣāsmi titikṣūṇāṁ sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham

Synonyms

vyavasāyinām of the enterprising ; aham I am ; lakṣmīḥ fortune ; kitavānām of cheaters ; chala grahaḥ — the gambling ; titikṣā the forgiveness ; asmi I am ; titikṣūṇām among the tolerant ; sattvam the goodness ; sattva vatām — among those in the mode of goodness ; aham I am .

Translation

Among the enterprising I am fortune, and among the cheaters I am gambling. I am the forgiveness of the tolerant and the good qualities of those in the mode of goodness.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Among the enterprising, I am fortune, and among the cheaters, I am gambling. I am the tolerance in those who are tolerant and the sattva of those in sattva. Lakṣmīḥ means wealth. I am the sattva in sattvic beings.