Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.64.33

nāhaḿ hālāhalaḿ manye

viṣaḿ yasya pratikriyā

brahma-svaḿ hi viṣaḿ proktaḿ

nāsya pratividhir bhuvi

SYNONYMS

na — not; aham — I; hālāhalam — the poison named hālāhala, which Lord Śiva is famous for having drunk without toxic effects; manye — I consider; viṣam — poison; yasya — of which; pratikriyā — counteraction; brahma-svam — a brāhmaṇa's property; hi — indeed; viṣam — poison; proktam — called; na — not; asya — for it; pratividhiḥ — antidote; bhuvi — in the world.

TRANSLATION

I do not consider hālāhala to be real poison, because it has an antidote. But a brāhmaṇa's property, when stolen, can truly be called poison, for it has no antidote in this world.

PURPORT

One who takes a brāhmaṇa's property, thinking to enjoy it, has actually taken the most deadly poison.

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