SB 11.23.6
avantisu dvijah kascid
asid adhyatamah sriya
varta-vrttih kadaryas tu
kami lubdho ’ti-kopanah
Translation:
In the country of Avanti there once lived a certain brahmana who was very rich and gifted with all opulences, and who was engaged in the occupation of commerce. But he was a miserly person — lusty, greedy and very prone to anger.
Purport:
According to Srila Sridhara Svami, the Avanti country is the district of Malwa. This brahmana was extremely wealthy, doing business in agriculture, banking and so on. Being a miser, he suffered agony when his hard-earned wealth was lost, as will be described by the Lord Himself.