The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 7
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 7
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Sanskrit Original
पुष्पे शाक्रोदके काष्ठे तथा मूले फले तृणे। अदत्तादानमस्तेयं मनुः प्राह प्रजापतिः।।
puṣpe śākrodake kāṣṭhe tathā mūle phale tṛṇe| adattādānamasteyaṃ manuḥ prāha prajāpatiḥ||
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Manu, the Prajapati, has said that the taking of any of these things, though not handed over to one (by the owner), is not stealing viz. flowers, greens, water, firewood, roots, fruits and grass.