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 frafa Freer TATAT |
qt MATA IMI TSE Ul |
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
7g Aarata siashaead rtd Tae |
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
