nadÄ«yÄ-vÄsÄ«, brÄhmaṇera upajÄ«vya-prÄya
artha, bhÅ«mi, grÄma diyÄ karena sahÄya
nadÄ«yÄ-vÄsÄ« - inhabitants of Nadia; brÄhmaṇera - of all brÄhmaṇas; upajÄ«vya-prÄya - almost the entire source of income; artha - money; bhÅ«mi - land; grÄma - villages; diyÄ - giving as charity; karena sahÄya - give help.
Although NavadvÄ«pa was very opulent and populous during ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s time, practically all the brÄhmaṇas depended on the charity of Hiraṇya and Govardhana. Because the brothers highly respected the brÄhmaṇas, they very liberally gave them money.