CC Madhya 19.7
Bengali
ব্রাহ্মণ-বৈষ্ণবে দিলা তার অর্ধ-ধনে ।
এক চৌঠি ধন দিলা কুটুম্ব-ভরণে ॥ ৭ ॥
এক চৌঠি ধন দিলা কুটুম্ব-ভরণে ॥ ৭ ॥
Verse text
brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇave dilā tāra ardha-dhane
eka cauṭhi dhana dilā kuṭumba-bharaṇe
eka cauṭhi dhana dilā kuṭumba-bharaṇe
Synonyms
Translation
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī divided the wealth that he brought back home. He gave fifty percent in charity to brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and twenty-five percent to his relatives.
Purport
This is a practical example of how one should divide his money and retire from household life. Fifty percent of one’s money should be distributed to qualified and pure devotees of the Lord. Twenty-five percent may be given to family members, and twenty-five percent may be kept for personal use in case of emergency.