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  "name":"Cc. Antya 6.17",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 6.17",
  "label":"Text 17",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 6.17",
  "description":"At that time there was a Mohammedan official collecting the taxes of Saptagrāma."

} —

Cc. Antya 6.17

Text

hena-kāle mulukera eka mleccha adhikārī
saptagrāma-mulukera se haya 'caudhurī'

Synonyms

hena-kāle—at this time; mulukera—of the country; eka—one; mleccha—Mohammedan; adhikārī—official; saptagrāma-mulukera—of the place known as Saptagrāma; se—that person; haya—is; caudhurī—tax collector.

Translation

At that time there was a Mohammedan official collecting the taxes of Saptagrāma.

Purport

Formerly, when the Mohammedan government was in power, the person appointed tax collector would collect the taxes of the local Zamindars, or landholders. He would keep one-fourth of the collection for himself as a profit, and the balance he would deliver to the treasury of the government.