Antya-līlāChapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 9.89

brahmasva-adhika ei haya rāja-dhana

tāhā hari' bhoga kare mahā-pāpī jana

SYNONYMS

brahmasvaa brāhmaṇa's property; adhikamore than; ei — this; haya — is; rāja-dhana — the revenue of the government; tāhā hari' — stealing that; bhoga kare — enjoys sense gratification; mahā-pāpī janaa most sinful person.

TRANSLATION

"'The revenue of the government is more sacred than the property of a brāhmaṇa. One who misappropriates the government's money and uses it to enjoy sense gratification is most sinful.

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