The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 5
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 5
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Sanskrit Original
न देवद्रव्यहारी स्याद विशेषेण द्विजोत्तमः। ब्रह्मस्वं वा नापहरेदापद्यपि कदाचन।।
na devadravyahārī syād viśeṣeṇa dvijottamaḥ| brahmasvaṃ vā nāpaharedāpadyapi kadācana||
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O excellent Brahmanas, he should not be one who misappropriates especially the properties of the deity. Even in emergency, he should never take away the wealth of a Brahmana.