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The Glories of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
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vahāmy aham ). The Vedic civilization recommends that one give charity to  brāhmaṇas  and  sannyāsīs , not to the so-called  daridra-nārāyaṇa . Nārāyaṇa cannot be  daridra , nor can  daridra  be Nārāyaṇa, for these are contradictory terms. Atheistic men invent such concoctions and preach them to fools, but charity should actually be given to  brāhmaṇas  and  sannyāsīs  because whatever money they get they spend for Kṛṣṇa. Whatever charity one gives to a  brāhmaṇa  goes to Kṛṣṇa, who says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.27):
yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam
“O son of Kuntī, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering unto Me.” Everything actually belongs to Kṛṣṇa, but so-called civilized men unfortunately think that everything belongs to them. This is the mistake of materialistic civilization. The prostitute ( veśyā ) had earned money by questionable means, and therefore Haridāsa Ṭhākura advised her to distribute to the  brāhmaṇas  whatever she possessed. When Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī retired from family life, he distributed fifty percent of his income to the  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas. A  brāhmaṇa  knows what the Absolute Truth is, and a Vaiṣṇava, knowing the Absolute Truth, acts on behalf of the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Generally one earns money by many questionable means. Therefore at some time one should retire and distribute whatever one has to the  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas who engage in devotional service by preaching the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 137
निरन्तर नाम ला कर तुलसी सेवन । অচিরাৎ পাবে তবে কৃষ্ণের চরণ ॥” ১৩৭ ॥
nirantara nāma lao, kara tulasī sevana acirāt pābe tabe kṛṣṇera caraṇa’’
SYNONYMS
nirantara —twenty-four hours a day;  nāma lao —chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra ;  kara —perform;  tulasī sevana —worship of the  tulasī  plant;  acirāt —very soon;  pābe —you will get;  tabe —then;  kṛṣṇera caraṇa —the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.