Text 9]
The Lord Instructs Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇave dilā tāra ardha-dhane eka cauṭhi dhana dilā kuṭumba-bharaṇe
SYNONYMS
brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇave —to the  brāhmaṇas  and  Vaiṣṇavas ;  dilā —gave as charity;  tāra —of the riches;  ardha-dhane —fifty percent;  eka cauṭhi dhana —one-fourth of the riches;  dilā —gave;  kuṭumba-bharaṇe —to satisfy the relatives.
TRANSLATION
Śrila 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.
Text 8
ନିଓ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ  , ଜାତୀୟ ନିର୍ମାଣ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅନ୍ୟ । ଏହି ନିର୍ମାଣ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଥମ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିଥିବା ପ୍ରମୁଖ ନିର୍ମାଣ ଅଛି । ଏହି ନିର୍ମାଣ କ୍ଷେ
ভাল-ভাল বিপ্র-স্থানে স্থাপ্য রাখিলা ॥ ৮ ॥
danḍa-bandha lāgi' cauṭhi sañcaya karilā bhāla-bhāla vipra-sthāne sthāpya rākhilā
SYNONYMS
daṇḍa-bandha lāgi' —in case of legal implications;  cauṭhi —one-fourth;  sañcaya karilā —he collected;  bhāla-bhāla —very respectable;  vipra-sthāne —in the custody of a  brāhmaṇa ;  sthāpya rākhilā —kept deposited.
TRANSLATION
He kept one-fourth of his wealth with a respectable brāhmaṇa. He kept this for his personal safety because he was expecting some legal complications.
Text 9
গোঁড়ে রাখিল মুজা দশ-হাজারে।।
সনাতন  ব্যয় করে, রাখে মুদ্রি-ঘরে ॥ ৯ ॥