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culture. They belonged to an aristocratic family, and among religionists they were predominant.
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ନେମ୍ବିୟା  -বাসী ব্ৰাহ্মণের উপজীব্য-প্ৰায় ।।
অর্থ  ,  ভূমি ,  প্রাম  দিয়া করেন সহায় ॥ ২১৯ ॥
nadiyā-vāsī, brāhmaṇera upajīvya-prāya artha, bhūmi, grāma diyā karena sahāya
SYNONYMS
nadīyā-vāsī —inhabitants of Nadia;  brāhmaṇera —of all  brāhmaṇas ;  upajīvya-prāya —almost the entire source of income;  artha —money;  bhūmi —land;  grāma —villages;  diyā —giving as charity;  karena sahāya —give help.
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.
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নীলাম্বর চক্রবর্তী  - আরাধ্য ঢুঁইরা ।।।
চক্রবর্তী  করে দু'হায় ‘ ভ্রাতৃ ’-ব্যবহার ॥ ২২০ ॥
nilāmbara cakravartī  —ārādhya duṅhāra cakravartī kare duṅhāya ‘bhrātṛ’-vyavahāra
SYNONYMS
nīlāmbara   cakravartī —the grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  ārādhya duṅhāra —very worshipable for these two;  cakravartī —Nīlāmbara Cakravartī;  kare —does;  duṅhāya —to the two of them;  bhrātṛ-vyavahāra —treating as brothers.