Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.64.43

brahmanartho hy apahrto

hartaram patayaty adhah

ajanantam api hy enam

nrgam brahmana-gaur iva

SYNONYMS

brahmana -- of a brahmana; arthah -- the property; hi -- indeed; apahrtah -- taken away; hartaram -- the taker; patayati -- causes to fall; adhah -- down; ajanantam -- unaware; api -- even; hi -- indeed; enam -- this person; nrgam -- King Nrga; brahmana -- of the brahmana; gauh -- the cow; iva -- as.

TRANSLATION

When a brahmana's property is stolen, even unknowingly, it certainly causes the person who takes it to fall down, just as the brahmana's cow did to Nrga.

PURPORT

The Lord here demonstrates that His instructions are not theoretical but practical, as seen concretely in the case of Nrga Maharaja.

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