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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.106

Use Entrusted Money Honestly

“Do not again misappropriate the revenue of the government. In case you think your salary insufficient, henceforward it will be doubled.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 9.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The King clearly told Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka not to misappropriate government revenue again.
  • He also addressed the possibility that Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka considered his salary insufficient.
  • His salary would henceforward be doubled, while the instruction against misusing revenue remained clear.

Try this today

Check one shared or entrusted expense today and make sure it is recorded accurately.

Ask yourself

Am I careful to distinguish what belongs to me from what has been entrusted to me?

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.

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