# Cc. Ādi 10.50 > প্রতিগ্রহ নাহি করে, না লয় কার ধন । > আত্মবৃত্তি করি’ করে কুটুম্ব ভরণ ॥৫০॥ ## Text > pratigraha nāhi kare, nā laya kāra dhana > ātma-vṛtti kari' kare kuṭumba bharaṇa ## Synonyms *pratigraha nāhi kare*—he did not accept charity from anyone; *nā*—not; *laya*—take; *kāra*—anyone's; *dhana*—wealth; *ātma-vṛtti*—own profession; *kari'*—executing; *kare*—maintained; *kuṭumba*—family; *bharaṇa*—provision. ## Translation **Śrīla Murāri Gupta never accepted charity from friends, nor did he accept money from anyone. He practiced as a physician and maintained his family with his earnings.** ## Purport It should be noted that a *gṛhastha* (householder) must not make his livelihood by begging from anyone. Every householder of the higher castes should engage himself in his own occupational duty as a *brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya* or *vaiśya,* but he should not engage in the service of others, for this is the duty of a *śūdra.* One should simply accept whatever he earns by his own profession. The engagements of a *brāhmaṇa* are *yajana, yājana, paṭhana, pāṭhana, dāna* and *pratigraha.* A *brāhmaṇa* should be a worshiper of Viṣṇu, and he should also instruct others how to worship Him. A *kṣatriya* can become a landholder and earn his livelihood by levying taxes or collecting rent from tenants. A *vaiśya* can accept agriculture or general trade as an occupational duty. Since Murāri Gupta was born in a physician's family (*vaidya-vaṁśa*), he practiced as a physician, and with whatever income he earned he maintained his family. As stated in *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* everyone should try to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the execution of his occupational duty. That is the perfection of life. This system is called *daivī-varṇāśrama.* Murāri Gupta was an ideal *gṛhastha,* for he was a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra and Caitanya Mahāprabhu. By practicing as a physician he maintained his family and at the same time satisfied Lord Caitanya to the best of his ability. This is the ideal of householder life.