Guest guest Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 > > Upon the birth of a son, the King, who knew how, where and when charity > > should be given, gave gold, land, villages, elephants, horses and good > > food grains to the brahmanas. > > > > >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 1.12.14 > > > > > > > > What does it mean to give villages in charity? How can a village, > > presumably inhabited by villagers, be given in charity to > > anyone???##$$#%%? > > Since all lands in the empire belong to the King, he has liberty to give > away any portion of it in charity. It doesn't mean the occupants of the > village are part of the property, but are subjects of the King to whom > they will pay taxes to. Thank you Prabhu. Does that mean that the brahmana after receiving a village in charity from a king would start collecting taxes from the villagers? What is the advantage of such a donation to the brahmana, especially since we know that generally brahmanas would keep themselves poor thinking that wealth ruins good qualities in man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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