CC Antya 9.140

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

CC Antya 9.139

CC Antya 9.141

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 140

prabhu kahe,—sannyāsī yabe ha-ibā pañca-jana
kuṭumba-bāhulya tomāra ke kare bharaṇa?

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; sannyāsī—sannyāsīs; yabe—when; ha-ibā—will be; pañca-jana—five persons; kuṭumba-bāhulya—the many members of the family; tomāra—your; ke—who; kare bharaṇa—will maintain.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “If you all adopt the renounced order and lose interest in dealing with pounds, shillings and pence, who will take charge of maintaining your large family?