CC Adi 16.65 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 65
- 'brāhmaṇa-patnīra bhartāra haste deha dāna'
- śabda śunitei haya dvitīya-bhartā jñāna
SYNONYMS
brāhmaṇa-patnīra—of the wife of a brāhmaṇa; bhartāra—of the husband; haste—in the hand; deha—give; dāna—charity; śabda—these words; śunitei—hearing; haya—there is; dvitīya-bhartā—another husband; jñāna—knowledge.
TRANSLATION
"If someone says, 'Place this charity in the hand of the husband of the wife of the brāhmaṇa,' when we hear these contradictory words we immediately understand that the brāhmaṇa's wife has another husband.