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Murari Gupta, and thus He was cured. The natural remedy for indigestion is to
drink a little water, and since Murari Gupta was a physician, he gave the Lord some
drinking water and cured Him. When Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in the house
of Srivasa Thakura in His Caturbhuja marti, Murari Gupta became His carrier in the
form of Garuda, and in these pastimes of ecstasy the Lord then got up on his back.:
It was the desire of Murari Gupta to leave his body before the disappearance of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but the Lord forbade him to do so. This is described in
Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya-lila, Chapter Twenty. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
one day appeared in ecstasy as the Varaha marti, Murari Gupta offered Him
prayers. He was a great devotee of Lord Ramacandra, and his staunch devotion is
vividly described in the Madhya-lila, Fifteenth Chapter, verses 137 through 157.
TEXT 50
fens nfs aca, a oe Sra 84 |
BBs sh sca SPq Sat con
pratigraha nahi kare, né laya kaéra dhana
Gtma-vrtti kari’ kare Rutumba bharana
SYNONYMS
pratigraha nahi kare—he did not accept charity from anyone; nd—not; /aya—take;
kara—anyone’s; dhana—wealth; Gtma-vrtti—own profession; kari’—executing; kare—
maintained; Rutumba—family; bharana—provision.
TRANSLATION
Srila Murari Gupta never accepted charity from friends, nor did he accept money
from anyone. He practiced as a physician and maintained his family with his earnings.
PURPORT
It should be noted that a grhastha (householder) must not make his livelihood by
begging from anyone. Every householder of the higher castes should engage himself
in his own occupational duty as a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya, but he should not
engage in the service of others, for this is the duty of a Sidra. One should simply
accept whatever he earns by his own profession. The engagements of a brahmana
are yajana, yajana, pathana, pathana, dana and pratigraha. A brahmana should be a
worshiper of Visnu, and he should also instruct others how to worship Him. A
ksatriya can become a landholder and earn his livelihood by levying taxes or collect-
ing rent from tenants. A vaisya can accept agriculture or general trade as an occupa-
tional duty. Since Murari Gupta was born in a physician’s family (vaidya-varnsa),
he practiced as a physician, and with whatever income he earned he maintained his
family. As stated in Srimad-Bhdgavatam, everyone should execute his occupational
duty, and thus he should satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the
perfection of life. This system is called daiva-varnadsrama. Murari Gupta was an ideal
