SB 10.64.32
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 32
- durjaraṁ bata brahma-svaṁ
- bhuktam agner manāg api
- tejīyaso 'pi kim uta
- rājñāṁ īśvara-māninām
SYNONYMS
durjaram—indigestible; bata—indeed; brahma—of a brāhmaṇa; svam—the property; bhuktam—consumed; agneḥ—than fire; manāk—a little; api—even; tejīyasaḥ—for one who is more intensely potent; api—even; kim uta—what then to speak of; rājñām—for kings; īśvara—controllers; māninām—who presume themselves.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] How indigestible is the property of a brāhmaṇa, even when enjoyed just slightly and by one more potent than fire! What then to speak of kings who try to enjoy it, presuming themselves lords.
PURPORT
Even those made powerful by austerity, mystic yoga and so on cannot enjoy property stolen from a brāhmaṇa, and what to speak of others.