Text 38] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
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for these five different objectives;  vibhajan —dividing;  vittam —his accumulated wealth;  iha —in this world;  amutra —the next world;  ca —and;  modate —he enjoys.
TRANSLATION
Therefore one who is in full knowledge should divide his accumulated wealth in five parts—for religion, for reputation, for opulence, for sense gratification and for the maintenance of his family members. Such a person is happy in this world and in the next.
PURPORT
The  śāstras  enjoin that if one has money one should divide all that he has accumulated into five divisions—one part for religion, one part for reputation, one part for opulence, one part for sense gratification and one part to maintain the members of his family. At the present, however, because people are bereft of all knowledge, they spend all their money for the satisfaction of their family. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī taught us by his own example by using fifty percent of his accumulated wealth for Kṛṣṇa, twenty-five percent for his own self, and twenty-five percent for the members of his family. One's main purpose should be to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This will include  dharma ,  artha  and  kāma . However, because one's family members expect some profit, one should also satisfy them by giving them a portion of one's accumulated wealth. This is a śāstric injunction.
TEXT 38
अत्रापि बहुचैर्गीतं शृणु मेऽसुरसत्तम । सत्यमोमिति यत् प्रोक्तं यत्रेत्याहानृतं हि तत् ॥३८॥
atrāpi bahvṛcair gītaṁ śṛṇu me 'sura-sattama satyam om iti yat proktaṁ yan nety āhānṛtaṁ hi tat
atra api —in this regard also (in deciding what is truth and what is not truth);  bahu-ṛcaiḥ —by the  śruti-mantras  known as  Bahvṛca-śruti ,