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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 14]
and so on. In order to acquire these things he has to cheat others, and this creates enmity even among the most intimate friends. Sometimes this enmity is created between the conditioned soul and the father or spiritual master. Unless one is firmly fixed in the regulative principles, one may perform mischievous acts, even if one is a member of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We therefore advise our disciples to strictly follow the regulative principles; otherwise the most important movement for the upliftment of humanity will be hampered due to dissension among its members. Those who are serious about pushing forward this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should remember this and strictly follow the regulative principles so that their minds will not be disturbed.
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क्वचित्क्षीणधनः शय्यासनाशनाद्युपमोगविद्दोनो यावदप्रतिलब्धमनोरथोपगता- दानेऽवसितमतिस्तत्ततोऽवमानादीनि जनादभिलभते ॥३६॥
kvacit kṣīṇa-dhanaḥ śayyāsanāśanādy-upabhoga-vihīno yāvad apratilabdha-manorathopagatādāne 'vasita-matis tatas tato 'vamānādīni janād abhilabhate.
kvacit —sometimes;  kṣīṇa-dhanaḥ —not having sufficient money;  śayyā-āsana-aśana-ādi —accommodations for sleeping, sitting or eating;  upabhoga —of material enjoyment;  vihīnaḥ —being bereft;  yāvat —as long as;  apratilabdha —not achieved;  manoratha —by his desire;  upagata —obtained;  ādāne —in seizing by unfair means;  avasita-matiḥ —whose mind is determined;  tataḥ —because of that;  tataḥ —from that;  avamāna-ādīni —insults and punishment;  janāt —from the people in general;  abhilabhate —he gets.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes, having no money, the conditioned soul does not get sufficient accommodations. Sometimes he doesn't even have a place to sit, nor does he have the other necessities. In other words, he falls into scarcity, and at that time, when he is unable to secure the necessities by fair means, he decides to seize the property of