The material world thrives on envy, yet the devotee finds perfect joy in simply remembering Krishna.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, synonyms, etc.] [break] lokaḥ svayaṁ śreyasi naṣṭa-dṛṣṭir yo 'rthān samīheta nikāma-kāmaḥ anyonya-vairaḥ sukha-leṣa-hetor ananta-duḥkhaṁ ca na veda mūḍhaḥ [SB 5.5.16] [02:00] Translation: "Due to ignorance, the materialistic person does not know anything about his real self-interest, the auspicious path in life.
He is simply bound to material enjoyment by lusty desires, and all his plans are made for this purpose. For temporary sense gratification, such a person creates a society of envy, and due to this mentality, he plunges into the ocean of suffering. Such a foolish person does not even know about this." [break] Prabhupāda: lokaḥ svayaṁ śreyasi naṣṭa-dṛṣṭir yo 'rthān samīheta nikāma-kāmaḥ anyonya-vairaḥ sukha-leṣa-hetor ananta-duḥkhaṁ ca na veda mūḍhaḥ [SB 5.5.16] This is the description of the material world. Anyonya-vairaḥ: simply envious of one another.
This is material world: I am envious of you; you are envious of me. You can extend this familywise, societywise, communitywise, nationalwise, but the basic principle is enviousness, nothing else. Therefore in the beginning of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is explained that who are fit for accepting this Bhāgavata principle. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitava atra paramo nirmatsarāṇām [SB 1.1.2].
This is meant for the persons who are no more envious. For them. Those who are envious, they have no entrance in the principles of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Paramo nirmat...
Because the whole world is based on the principle of enviousness. Anyonya-vairaḥ. And what is the meaning of this enviousness? Sukha-leśa-hetu: temporary happiness.
Temporary happiness. Now, especially in the modern world... Not only modern world; always. That is the nature of this material world. How much fighting is going on between nation to nation, person to person, community to community.
There are so many codes, legal codes. The people go there, fight with one another. Then the United Nation... What is that United Nation?