Text 38] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Maharaja 85

for these five different objectives; vibhajan—dividing; vittam—his ac-
cumulated 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 ac-
cumulated 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 Sastras 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, be-
cause people are bereft of all knowledge, they spend all their money for
the satisfaction of their family. Srila Ripa Gosvami taught us by his own
example by using fifty percent of his accumulated wealth for Krsna,
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
Krsna consciousness. This will include dharma, artha and kama.
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 Sastric injunction.

TEXT 38

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atrapi bahvrcair gitarh
§rnu me ’sura-sattama
satyam om iti yat proktam
yan nety dhanrtam hi tat

atra api—in this regard also (in deciding what is truth and what is not
truth); bahu-rcaih—by the Sruti-mantras known as Bahvrca-sruti,
