Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 16 Verse 219

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 16.219

nadīyā-vāsī, brāhmaṇera upajīvya-prāya

artha, bhūmi, grāma diyā karena sahāya

SYNONYMS

nadīyā-vāsī — inhabitants of Nadia; brāhmaṇera — of all brāhmaṇas; upajīvya-prāya — almost the entire source of income; artha — money; bhūmi — land; grāma — villages; diyā — giving as charity; karena sahāya — give help.

TRANSLATION

Practically all the brāhmaṇas residing in Nadia were dependent on the charity of Hiraṇya and Govardhana, who gave them money, land and villages.

PURPORT

Although Navadvīpa was very opulent and populous during Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's time, practically all the brāhmaṇas depended on the charity of Hiraṇya and Govardhana. Because the brothers highly respected the brāhmaṇas, they very liberally gave them money.

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