Guest guest Posted May 3, 1999 Report Share Posted May 3, 1999 > On 03 May 1999, Gokula das wrote: > > > It is the duty of the > > Vaisya to protect the cow not to make money from the milk. > > What did Maharaj Nanda do with all his millions of gallons of milk a day? > How did he become so opulent? Is trade different than "making money"? Good point He was paying his taxes to King Kamsa regularly, so he must have made a good turnover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 1999 Report Share Posted May 3, 1999 >Good point >He was paying his taxes to King Kamsa regularly, so he must have made a good >turnover. * Taxes were traditional payed in grains, cash is a very recent invention. > How did he become so opulent? Is trade different than "making money"? * Trade is definately different from making money. For one thing the trading of milk & agricultural severly limits hoarding and they are perishable, and thus promote more even distribution of wealth. If there was an excess, just hold a big festival/puja, or give to the brahmanas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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