SB 10.64.39
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 39
- sva-dattāṁ para-dattāṁ vā
- brahma-vṛttiṁ harec ca yaḥ
- ṣaṣṭi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi
- viṣṭhāyāṁ jāyate kṛmiḥ
SYNONYMS
sva — by himself; dattām — given; para — by another; dattām — given; vā — or; brahma-vṛttim — a brāhmaṇa's property; haret — steals; ca — and; yaḥ — who; ṣaṣṭi — sixty; varṣa — of years; sahasrāṇi — thousands; viṣṭhāyām — in feces; jāyate — is born; kṛmiḥ — a worm.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Whether it be his own gift or someone else's, a person who steals a brāhmaṇa's property will take birth as a worm in feces for sixty thousand years.