24 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 14

guru does not manufacture gold or juggle words. He is well versed in the
conclusions of Vedic knowledge (vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah). He
is freed from all material contamination and is fully engaged in Krsna‘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

Wg Waray area areata = aar fe fagrafecaa:
IgA A A GS AAATT U2vI!

yada tu para-badhayandha atmane nopanamati tada hi pitr-putra-
barhismatah pitr-putran va sa khalu bhaksayati.

yada—when; tu—but (because of misfortune); para-badhaya—in
spite of exploiting all others; andhah—blind; atmane—for himself; na
upanamati—does not fall into one’s share: tadad—at that time; hi—cer-
tainly: pitr-putra—of the father or sons: barhismatah—as insignificant
as a piece of grass; pitr-putran—father or sons; va—or: sah—he (the
conditioned soul): khalu—indeed: bhaksayati—gives trouble to.

TRANSLATION

In this material world, when the conditioned soul cannot ar-
range for his own maintenance, despite exploiting others, he tries
to exploit his own father or son, taking away that relative’s posses-
sions, although they may be very insignificant. If he cannot ac-
quire 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 Srimad-Bhagavatam that in this age of Kali
the time is quickly approaching when a relative will kill another relative
for a small farthing. Without Krsna consciousness, people will deterio-
