Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.64.33
Ūti· What drives us to actStolen Property Is Deadly Poison
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa says that hālāhala is not real poison in this comparison, because it has an antidote.
- A brāhmaṇa’s property, when stolen, can truly be called poison: it has no antidote in this world.
- One who takes a brāhmaṇa’s property hoping to enjoy it has actually taken the most deadly poison.
Try this today
Make a deliberate commitment today not to take or use a brāhmaṇa’s property without permission.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s warning challenge the thought that taking another’s property could bring enjoyment?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.