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CC Antya 4.214

একবৎসর রূপ-গোসাঞির গৌড়ে বিলম্ব হৈল ।
কুটুম্বের ‘স্থিতি’-অর্থ বিভাগ করি’ দিল ॥ ২১৪ ॥
eka-vatsara rūpa-gosāñira gauḍe vilamba haila
kuṭumbera ‘sthiti’-artha vibhāga kari’ dila

Synonyms

eka-vatsarafor one year; rūpa-gosāñiraof Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; gauḍein Bengal; vilambadelay; hailathere was; kuṭumberaof the relatives; sthiti-arthawealth for maintenance; vibhāgashares; kari’making; dilagave.

Translation

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī had been delayed in Bengal for a year because he was dividing his money among his relatives to situate them in their proper positions.

Purport

Although Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī renounced his family life, he nevertheless was not unjust to his family members. Even after renunciation, he returned to Bengal, where he properly divided whatever money he had and gave it to his relatives so that they would not be inconvenienced.