Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.64.43

brāhmaṇārtho hy apahṛto

hartāraḿ pātayaty adhaḥ

ajānantam api hy enaḿ

nṛgaḿ brāhmaṇa-gaur iva

SYNONYMS

brāhmaṇa — of a brāhmaṇa; arthaḥ — the property; hi — indeed; apahṛtaḥ — taken away; hartāram — the taker; pātayati — causes to fall; adhaḥ — down; ajānantam — unaware; api — even; hi — indeed; enam — this person; nṛgam — King Nṛga; brāhmaṇa — of the brāhmaṇa; gauḥ — the cow; iva — as.

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

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

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