CC Antya 9.40 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 40
- pāṅca-gaṇḍāra pātra haya sannyāsī brāhmaṇa
- māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?”
SYNONYMS
pāṅca-gaṇḍāra—of five gaṇḍās; pātra—due recipients; haya—are; sannyāsī brāhmaṇa—sannyāsīs and brāhmaṇas; māgile—by begging; vā—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?”