SB 10.64.33

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

SB 10.64.32

SB 10.64.34

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 33

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

SYNONYMS

na—not; aham—I; hālāhalam—the poison named hālāhala, which Lord Śiva is famous for having drunk without toxic effects; manye—I consider; viṣam—poison; yasya—of which; pratikriyā—counteraction; brahma-svam—a brāhmaṇa's property; hi—indeed; viṣam—poison; proktam—called; na—not; asya—for it; pratividhiḥ—antidote; bhuvi—in the world.

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.