SB 10.64.33
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.