CC Antya 9.40

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka

CC Antya 9.39

CC Antya 9.41

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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?”