CC Antya 9.40

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

Antya-līlā 9.39 - Antya-līlā 9.41

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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?"

Antya-līlā 9.39 - Antya-līlā 9.41