100 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 20

the sinful reactions of speaking lies. Under the circumstances, one can
just imagine how this has overburdened the earth, and indeed the entire
universe.

TEXT 5
ae frath Freer TATAT |
a ea aaa FeeTaT | UI

naham bibhemi nirayan
nadhanyad asukharnavat

na sthana-cyavandn mrtyor
yatha vipra-pralambhanat

na—not; aham—I; bibhemi—am afraid of; niraydt—from a hellish
condition of life; na—nor; adhanyat—from a poverty-stricken condi-
tion; asukha-arnavat—nor from an ocean of distresses; na—nor;
sthana-cyavanat—from falling from a position; mrtyoh—nor from
death; yatha—as; vipra-pralambhanat—from the cheating of a
brahmana.

TRANSLATION

I do not fear hell, poverty, an ocean of distress, falldown from
my position or even death itself as much as I fear cheating a
brahmana.

TEXT 6
Te AZIa Sashaed red TaleRT |
re cart fara FH fameT AA TAFT FI

yad yad dhasyati loke ’smin
samparetam dhanddikam

tasya tydge nimittam kim
vipras tusyen na tena cet

yat yat—whatsoever; hasyati—will leave; loke—in the world;
asmin—in this; samparetam—one who is already dead; dhana-
Gdikam—his wealth and riches; tasya—of such wealth; tyége—in
