Text 137] The Glories of Haridisa Thakura 277
vahamy aham). The Vedic civilization recommends that one give charity to
brahmanas and sannyéasis, not to the so-called daridra-ndrayana. Narayana cannot
be daridra, nor can daridra be Narayana, for these are contradictory terms.
Atheistic men invent such concoctions and preach them to fools, but charity
should actually be given to brahmanas and sannydsis because whatever money
they get they spend for Krsna. Whatever charity one gives to a brahmana goes to
Krsna, who says in Bhagavad-gita (9.27):
yat karosi yad asnasi
yaj juhosi dadasi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya
tat kurusva mad-arpanam
“O son of Kunti, 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 Krsna, but so-called civilized men unfor-
tunately think that everything belongs to them. This is the mistake of materialistic
civilization. The prostitute (vesya) had earned money by questionable means, and
therefore Haridasa Thakura advised her to distribute to the brahmanas whatever
she possessed. When Srila Ripa Gosvami retired from family life, he distributed
fifty percent of his income to the braéhmanas and Vaisnavas. A brahmana knows
what the Absolute Truth is, and a Vaisnava, 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 brahmanas and Vaisnavas who
engage in devotional service by preaching the glories of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead.
TEXT 137
forreat AT Me, SA GAA CAA |
Ufbale Aics SCA SCBA BAA i” 3:09
nirantara nama lao, kara tulasi sevana
acirat pabe tabe krsnera carana’”’
SYNONYMS

nirantara—twenty-four hours a day; nama lao—chant the Hare Krsna mantra;
kara—perform; tulasi sevana—worship of the tulasi plant; acirat—very soon;
pabe—you will get; tabe—then; krsnera carana—the lotus feet of Krsna.
