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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 21]
vṛthā manorathas tasya dūraḥ svargaḥ pataty adhaḥ pratiśrutasyādānena yo 'rthinam vipralambhate
vṛthā —without any good result;  manorathaḥ —mental concoction;  tasya —of him;  dūraḥ —far away;  svargaḥ —elevation to the higher planetary system;  patati —falls down;  adhaḥ —to a hellish condition of life;  pratiśrutasya —things promised;  adānena —being unable to give;  yaḥ —anyone who;  arthinam —a beggar;  vipralambhate —cheats.
TRANSLATION
Far from being elevated to the heavenly planets or fulfilling one's desire, one who does not properly give a beggar what he has promised falls down to a hellish condition of life.
TEXT 34
विप्रलब्धो ददामीति त्वयाहं चाढ्यमानिना । तद्व्यालीकफलं भुङ्क्ष्व निरयं कतिचित् समा॥३४॥
vipralabdho dadāmīti tvayāham cāḍhya-māninā tad vyalīka-phalam bhuṅkṣva nirayam katicit samāḥ
vipralabdhaḥ —now I am cheated;  dadāmi —I promise I shall give you;  iti —thus;  tvayā —by you;  aham —I am;  ca —also;  āḍhya-māninā —by being very proud of your opulence;  tat —therefore;  vyalīka-phalam —as a result of cheating;  bhuṅkṣva —you enjoy;  nirayam —in hellish life;  katicit —a few;  samāḥ —years.
TRANSLATION
Being falsely proud of your possessions, you promised to give Me land, but you could not fulfill your promise. Therefore, because your promise was false, you must live for a few years in hellish life.