Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.19
Withheld Taxes Deepen the Rivalry
“Hiraṇya dāsa was collecting 2,000,000 coins and therefore should have delivered 1,500,000 to the government. Instead, he was giving only 1,200,000, thus making an extra profit of 300,000 coins. Seeing this, the Muslim caudhurī, who was a Turk, became his rival.”
What the purport teaches
- Hiraṇya dāsa collected 2,000,000 coins and should have delivered 1,500,000 to the government.
- Instead, he delivered only 1,200,000, keeping an extra profit of 300,000 coins.
- Seeing this, the Muslim caudhurī, who was a Turk, became his rival.
Try this today
Check one payment or shared expense today to make sure you have accounted for what is owed.
Ask yourself
Am I careful to distinguish what belongs to me from what I owe to others?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.