From Eden you start to be poverty-stricken (5)
I believe the answer is:
needy
'be poverty-stricken' is the definition.
('needy' can be a synonym of 'poverty-stricken')
'from eden you start' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'start' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'you' is 'y'.
'eden' anagrammed gives 'need'.
'need'+'y'='NEEDY'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "Hard up" , "Penurious" , "clinging" , "Wanting attention" , "lacking resources" .)