Verse 1.12.195

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.195:

শ্রীধর বোলেন,—“আমি খোলা বেচি’ খাই ইহাতে কি দিমু, তাহা বলহ, গোসাঞি!” ॥ ১৯৫ ॥

श्रीधर बोलेन,—“आमि खोला वेचि’ खाइ इहाते कि दिमु, ताहा बलह, गोसाञि!” ॥ १९५ ॥

śrīdhara bolena,—“āmi kholā veci’ khāi ihāte ki dimu, tāhā balaha, gosāñi!” || 195 ||

sridhara bolena,—“ami khola veci’ khai ihate ki dimu, taha balaha, gosani!” (195)

English translation:

(195) Śrīdhara said, “I maintain myself by selling leaf cups. So tell me, what can I give You, Gosāñi?”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The Lord personally displayed pastimes of poverty and want and accepted ingredients earned through the physical and mental labor of poverty- stricken poor people in order to benefit them. Śrīdhara said, “According to Your own calculation, whatever wealth I have, is not even sufficient for me. Therefore I cannot give charity like a wealthy person. What can I give You? The fruitive workers who are maddened within this material world are busy enjoying the fruits of their respective activities. They donate a portion of their wealth and become famous as charitable persons. But there is no possibility of achieving such fame for a poor penniless person like me.”