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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.8
দণ্ডবন্ধ লাগি’ চৌঠি সঞ্চয় করিলা ।
ভাল-ভাল বিপ্র-স্থানে স্থাপ্য রাখিলা ॥ ৮ ॥
daṇḍa-bandha lāgi’ cauṭhi sañcaya karilā
bhāla-bhāla vipra-sthāne sthāpya rākhilā
He kept one-fourth of his wealth with a respectable brāhmaṇa. He kept this for his personal safety because he was expecting some legal complications.
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He kept one-fourth of his wealth in reserve.
He entrusted this wealth to a respectable brāhmaṇa.
He kept it for his personal safety because he expected legal complications.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
There he divided this money among the brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas and his relatives, and a portion he kept for emergency measures and personal needs. He was informed that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was going to Vṛndāvana from Jagannātha Purī through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand); therefore he sent two people to Jagannātha Purī to find out when the Lord would leave for Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does setting aside this reserve show about preparing for expected difficulties?
Review whether you have a reserve for personal safety, and note one practical step toward keeping it secure.
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