The expiatory rites of the ascetics (yati-prāyaścitta) - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 90.12
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Sanskrit Original
स्तेयादभ्यधिकः कश्चिन नास्त्यधर्म इति श्रुतिः। हिंसा ह्येषा परा सृष्टा स्तैन्यं वै कथितं तथा।।
steyādabhyadhikaḥ kaścin nāstyadharma iti śrutiḥ| hiṃsā hyeṣā parā sṛṣṭā stainyaṃ vai kathitaṃ tathā||
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Sūta said:: Śruti says that there is no evil greater than stealing. What is mentioned as “stealing” is a great violence that is inseparable from it. What is named “wealth” constitutes the external vital airs (Prāṇas). Hence, he who takes away the wealth of anyone really takes away the vital airs of that person.