Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame
बृहस्पतिरुवाच पापानामधिकं पापं हननं जीवजातिनाम् / एतस्मादधिकं पापं विश्वस्ते शरणं गते
bṛhaspatiruvāca pāpānāmadhikaṃ pāpaṃ hananaṃ jīvajātinām / etasmādadhikaṃ pāpaṃ viśvaste śaraṇaṃ gate
Bṛhaspati said: “Among sins, a greater sin is the killing of living beings; yet greater than this is the sin of betraying one who, trusting, has come seeking refuge.”