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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.215
গৌড়ে যে অর্থ ছিল, তাহা আনাইলা ।
কুটুম্ব-ব্রাহ্মণ-দেবালয়ে বাঁটি’ দিলা ॥ ২১৫ ॥
gauḍe ye artha chila, tāhā ānāilā
kuṭumba-brāhmaṇa-devālaye bāṅṭi’ dilā
He collected whatever money he had accumulated in Bengal and divided it among his relatives, the brāhmaṇas and the temples.
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Rūpa Gosvāmī collected whatever money he had accumulated in Bengal.
He divided that money among his relatives, the brāhmaṇas and the temples.
His distribution provided for his relatives while also supporting the brāhmaṇas and temples.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Whatever money he owned, he distributed among his relatives, the brāhmaṇas and the temples. In this way he completely retired and returned to Vṛndāvana to meet Sanātana Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribution”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could your use of money reflect both care for relatives and support for worship?
Review one small part of your spending and consider what you can set aside for a relative’s need or a temple.
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