CC Madhya 19.7

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

CC Madhya 19.6

CC Madhya 19.8

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 7

brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇave dilā tāra ardha-dhane
eka cauṭhi dhana dilā kuṭumba-bharaṇe

SYNONYMS

brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇave—to the brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas; dilā—gave as charity; tāra—of the riches; ardha-dhane—fifty percent; eka cauṭhi dhana—one-fourth of the riches; dilā—gave; kuṭumba-bharaṇe—to satisfy the relatives.

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī divided the wealth that he brought back home. He gave fifty percent in charity to brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and twenty-five percent to his relatives.

PURPORT

This is a practical example of how one should divide his money and retire from household life. Fifty percent of one’s money should be distributed to qualified and pure devotees of the Lord. Twenty-five percent may be given to family members, and twenty-five percent may be kept for personal use in case of emergency.