SB 1.7.57 (1964)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 57
Vapanam dravina adanam sthanat nirya-panam tatha Esa hi brahmabandhunam badho nanya sti daihikah.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Vapanam—clearing the hairs from the head, Dravinam—wealth, Adanam—being taken or forfeited of, Sthanat—from the residence, Niryapanam—driving away, Tatha—also, Esa—all these, Hi—certainly, Brahmabandhunam—of the relatives of the Brahmin, Badho—killing, Na—not, Anya—any other method, Asti—there is, Daihikah—in the matter of the body.
TRANSLATION
Clearing of the hairs from the head, forfeiting of the wealth and driving away from the residence are the prescribed punishments for the relative of a Brahmin and there is no order for killing him by the body.