CC 3.9.47

viśeṣa tāhāra ṭhāñi kauḍi bākī haya
prāṇa nile kibā lābha? nija dhana-kṣaya

viśeṣa - particular; tāhāra ṭhāñi - from him; kauḍi - of kauḍis; bākī - debt; haya - there is; prāṇa nile - if he is killed; kibā - what; lābha - profit; nija - own; dhana - wealth; kṣaya - loss.

Text

“His only fault is that he owes some money to the government. If he is killed, however, what profit will there be? The government will be the loser, for it will not get the money.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Antya-lila

Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopinatha Pattanayaka. Text 47

“His only fault is that he owes some money to the government. If he is killed, however, what profit will there be? The government will be the loser, for it will not get the money.