Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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nāhaṁ hālāhalaṁ manye
viṣaṁ yasya pratikriyā
brahma-svaṁ hi viṣaṁ proktaṁ
nāsya pratividhir bhuvi

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

I do not consider hālāhala to be real poison, because it has an antidote. But a brāhmaṇa’s property, when stolen, can truly be called poison, for it has no antidote in this world.

PURPORT

One who takes a brāhmaṇa’s property, thinking to enjoy it, has actually taken the most deadly poison.

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