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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 14]
guru  does not manufacture gold or juggle words. He is well versed in the conclusions of Vedic knowledge ( vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ ). He is freed from all material contamination and is fully engaged in Kṛṣṇa's service. If one is able to obtain the dust of the lotus feet of such a  guru , his life becomes successful. Otherwise he is baffled both in this life and in the next.
TEXT 14
यदा तु परबाधयान्ध अत्मने नोपनमति तदा हि पितृपुत्रबर्हिष्मतः पितृपुत्रान् वा स खलु भक्षयति ॥१४॥
yadā tu para-bādhayāndha ātmane nopanamati tadā hi pitṛ-putra-barhiṣmataḥ pitṛ-putrān vā sa khalu bhakṣayati.
yadā —when;  tu —but (because of misfortune);  para-bādhayā —in spite of exploiting all others;  andhaḥ —blind;  ātmane —for himself;  na upanamati —does not fall into one's share;  tadā —at that time;  hi —certainly;  pitṛ-putra —of the father or sons;  barhiṣmataḥ —as insignificant as a piece of grass;  pitṛ-putrān —father or sons;  vā —or;  saḥ —he (the conditioned soul);  khalu —indeed;  bhakṣayati —gives trouble to.
TRANSLATION
In this material world, when the conditioned soul cannot arrange for his own maintenance, despite exploiting others, he tries to exploit his own father or son, taking away that relative's possessions, although they may be very insignificant. If he cannot acquire things from his father, son or other relatives, he is prepared to give them all kinds of trouble.
PURPORT
Once we actually saw a distressed man steal ornaments from his daughter just to maintain himself. As the English proverb goes, necessity knows no law. When a conditioned soul needs something, he forgets his relationship with his relatives and exploits his own father or son. We also receive information from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  that in this age of Kali the time is quickly approaching when a relative will kill another relative for a small farthing. Without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, people will deterio-