CC Madhya 16.219
Bengali
নদীয়া-বাসী ব্রাহ্মণের উপজীব্য-প্রায় ।
অর্থ, ভূমি, গ্রাম দিয়া করেন সহায় ॥ ২১৯ ॥
অর্থ, ভূমি, গ্রাম দিয়া করেন সহায় ॥ ২১৯ ॥
Verse text
nadīyā-vāsī, brāhmaṇera upajīvya-prāya
artha, bhūmi, grāma diyā karena sahāya
artha, bhūmi, grāma diyā karena sahāya
Synonyms
Translation
Practically all the brāhmaṇas residing in Nadia were dependent on the charity of Hiraṇya and Govardhana, who gave them money, land and villages.
Purport
Although Navadvīpa was very opulent and populous during Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s time, practically all the brāhmaṇas depended on the charity of Hiraṇya and Govardhana. Because the brothers highly respected the brāhmaṇas, they very liberally gave them money.