Antya-līlā | Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 9.90
rājāra vartana khāya, āra curi kare
rāja-daṇḍya haya sei śāstrera vicāre
SYNONYMS
rājāra vartana — the salary of the King; khāya — he takes; āra — and; curi kare — steals; rāja-daṇḍya — liable to be punished by the King; haya — is; sei — he; śāstrera vicāre — the verdict of the revealed scripture.
TRANSLATION
"'One who serves the government but misappropriates the government's revenue is liable to be punished by the king. That is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.
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