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Expansions of Advaita Ācārya
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SYNONYMS
pratigraha —accepting of alms;  kabhu —any time;  nā —not;  karibe —should do;  rāja-dhana —charity by kings;  viṣayīra —of men who are materialistic;  anna —foodstuffs;  khāile —by eating;  duṣṭa —polluted;  haya —becomes;  mana —mind.
TRANSLATION
“Advaita Ācārya, My spiritual master, should never accept charity from rich men or kings because if a spiritual master accepts money or grains from such materialists his mind becomes polluted.
PURPORT
It is very risky to accept money or foodstuffs from materialistic persons, for such acceptance pollutes the mind of the charity’s recipient. According to the Vedic system, one should give charity to  sannyāsīs  and  brāhmaṇas  because one who thus gives charity becomes free from sinful activities. Formerly, therefore,  brāhmaṇas  would not accept charity from a person unless he were very pious. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this instruction for all spiritual masters. Materialistic persons who are not inclined to give up their sinful activities like illicit sex, intoxication, gambling and meat-eating sometimes want to become our disciples, but, unlike professional spiritual masters who accept disciples regardless of their condition, Vaiṣṇavas do not accept such cheap disciples. One must at least agree to abide by the rules and regulations for a disciple before a Vaiṣṇava  ācārya  can accept him. In fact, a Vaiṣṇava should not even accept charity or foodstuffs from persons who do not follow the rules and regulations of the Vaiṣṇava principles.
TEXT 51
मन छुष्टे हवेले नहे कुष्ठेर श्ररण ।  
 कृष्णश्रुति विनु हय निश्चल जीवन ॥ ८১ ॥
mana duṣṭa ha-ile nahe kṛṣṇera smaraṇa  
 kṛṣṇa-smṛti vinu haya niṣphala jīvana
SYNONYMS
mana —mind;  duṣṭa —polluted;  ha-ile —becoming;  nahe —is not possible;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  smaraṇa —remembrance;  kṛṣṇa-smṛti —remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  vinu —without;  haya —becomes;  niṣphala —without any result;  jīvana —life.
TRANSLATION
“When one’s mind is polluted, it is very difficult to remember Kṛṣṇa; and when remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa is hampered, one’s life is unproductive.