CC ANTYA 9.40
pāṅca-gaṇḍāra pātra haya sannyāsī brāhmaṇa
māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?"
māgile vā kene dibe dui-lakṣa kāhana?"
SYNONYMS
pāṅca-gaṇḍāra—of five gaṇḍās; pātra—due recipients; haya—are; sannyāsī brāhmaṇa—sannyāsīs and brāhmaṇas; māgile—by begging; vā—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?"