Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.88
Do Not Misuse Entrusted Money
“ ‘Because he is mad after sense gratification,’ the Lord said, ‘he acts as a government servant but spends the government’s revenue for various sinful activities.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord described Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka as mad after sense gratification.
- Although he acted as a government servant, he spent the government’s revenue for various sinful activities.
- The Lord’s chastisement connected his desire for sense gratification with his misuse of government revenue.
Try this today
Check one expense or planned purchase today to ensure that any entrusted money is being used for its intended purpose.
Ask yourself
Are you careful to use money entrusted to you only for its proper purpose?
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.