Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.89
Treat Government Revenue as Sacred
“ ‘The revenue of the government is more sacred than the property of a brāhmaṇa. One who misappropriates the government’s money and uses it to enjoy sense gratification is most sinful.
What the purport teaches
- Government revenue is described as more sacred than the property of a brāhmaṇa.
- Taking government money for personal sense gratification is condemned as most sinful.
- Money entrusted for government purposes must not be treated as one's own enjoyment fund.
Try this today
Check one use of money entrusted to you and make sure it serves its intended purpose.
Ask yourself
Do I treat money entrusted to me with the seriousness this verse teaches?
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.