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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.18

Collecting and Depositing Government Funds

“He served in the place known as Mālajāṭhyā Daṇḍapāta, soliciting and collecting money there and depositing it in the government treasury.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 9.18, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka served in Mālajāṭhyā Daṇḍapāta.
  • His work included soliciting and collecting money there.
  • He deposited the collected money in the government treasury.

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