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CC Antya 9.40



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 40

pāṅca-gaṇḍāra pātra haya sannyāsī brāhmaṇa
māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?"


SYNONYMS

pāṅca-gaṇḍāra — of five gaṇḍās; pātra — due recipients; haya — are; sannyāsī brāhmaṇasannyāsīs and brāhmaṇas; māgile — by begging; — or; kene — why; dibe — shall give; dui-lakṣa kāhana — 200,000 kāhanas of kauḍis.


TRANSLATION

"Of course, a sannyāsī or brāhmaṇa may beg for up to five gaṇḍās, but why should he be granted the inappropriate sum of 200,000 kāhanas of conchshells?"