Pathana-pathana yajana-yajana. He should also worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he should try to induce others to come to that position. Pathana-pathana yajana-yajana dana-pratigraha. The brahmana is offered donation. That is the system. But he not should keep it for his personal... As soon as he gets donation, he spends for some service of the Lord. Even a brahmana gets one lakh of rupees, next morning he is still a beggar because he does not keep anything for tomorrow. Everything depending on Krsna, and he spends money like that. Pathana-pathana yajana-yajana dana-pratigraha. The brahmana is, I mean to say, allowed. A brahmana is allowed to take charity from othersa sannyasi and a brahmana. No other is allowed. Nowadays it is come, daridra-narayana. Daridra. "The poor man become Narayana; therefore he should be served." This nonsensical theory has come up by some nonsense. But actually a qualified brahmana should be given charity. A sannyasi, Vaisnava, should be given charity. That is sattvika charity. And rajasika charity means to open hospital, schools. These are rajasika charity. And tamasika charity means without any discrimination, a Bowery man given one rupee and immediately purchase a bottle of wine. So this is tamasika charity. By tamasika charity, one is degraded. (More...) Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/?g=4017 Previous: [none] Next: [none]
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