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prabhu kahe,--sannyasi yabe ha-iba panca-jana

kutumba-bahulya tomara ke kare bharana?

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sannyasi—sannyasis; yabe—when; ha-iba—will be; panca-jana—five persons; kutumba-bahulya—the many members of the family; tomara—your; ke—who; kare bharana—will maintain.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "If you all adopt the renounced order and lose interest in dealing with pounds, shillings and pence, who will take charge of maintaining your large family?