Devanagari
ब्रह्मस्वं दुरनुज्ञातं भुक्तं हन्ति त्रिपूरुषम् ।
प्रसह्य तु बलाद् भुक्तं दश पूर्वान् दशापरान् ॥ ३५ ॥
Verse text
brahma-svaṁ duranujṣātaṁ
bhuktaṁ hanti tri-pūruṣam
prasahya tu balād bhuktaṁ
daśa pūrvān daśāparān
Synonyms
brahma
—
svam — a brāhmaṇa’s property
;
duranujṣātam
—
not given proper permission
;
bhuktam
—
enjoyed
;
hanti
—
destroys
;
tri
—
three
;
pūruṣam
—
persons
;
prasahya
—
by force
;
tu
—
but
;
balāt
—
resorting to external power (of the government, etc.)
;
bhuktam
—
enjoyed
;
daśa
—
ten
;
pūrvān
—
previous
;
daśa
—
ten
;
aparān
—
subsequent .
Translation
If a person enjoys a brāhmaṇa’s property without receiving due permission, that property destroys three generations of his family. But if he takes it by force or gets the government or other outsiders to help him usurp it, then ten generations of his ancestors and ten generations of his descendants are all destroyed.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
If a person enjoys a brāhmaṇa's property without receiving due permission, that property destroys three generations of his family. But if he takes it by force or gets the government or other outsiders to help him usurp it, then ten generations of his ancestors and ten generations of his descendants are all destroyed.
KB 10.64.35
“If someone even touches a brāhmaṇa’s property, his family is ruined for three generations. However, if a brāhmaṇa’s property is forcibly taken away, the taker’s family for ten generations before him and ten generations after will be subject to ruination. On the other hand, if someone becomes a pure Vaiṣṇava, or devotee of the Lord, ten generations of his family before his birth and ten generations after will be liberated.”
Purport
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī,
tri-pūruṣa
refers to oneself, one’s sons and one’s grandsons.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
"My friend and helper, without my giving it, is enjoying my wealth, therefore let him enjoy it." This is the meaning of not getting proper consent (duranujnata). Enjoying in this way destroys oneself, ones sons and ones grandsons. If using force or the influence of the king, one enjoys, then ten generations previous and after suffer.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
This verse describes how much destruction takes place.