Antya-līlāChapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 9.40

pāńca-gaṇḍāra pātra haya sannyāsī brāhmaṇa

māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?"

SYNONYMS

pāńca-gaṇḍāra — of five gaṇḍās; pātra — due recipients; hayaare; sannyāsī brāhmaṇa — sannyāsīs and brāhmaṇas; māgile — by begging; — or; kene — why; dibe — shall give; dui-lakṣa kāhana — 200,000 kāhanas of kauḍis.

TRANSLATION

"Of course, a sannyāsī or brāhmaṇa may beg for up to five gaṇḍās, but why should he be granted the inappropriate sum of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells?"

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