Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.40
Begging Has Appropriate Limits
“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?”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu acknowledged that a sannyāsī or brāhmaṇa may beg for up to five gaṇḍās.
- He contrasted this allowance with the sum of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells.
- He called that larger sum inappropriate and questioned why it should be granted.
Try this today
Review one request for material help today and keep it within a modest, appropriate limit.
Ask yourself
Is the help I ask for proportionate and appropriate?
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.