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CC Antya 16.12



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 12

bhojana karile pātra phelāñā yāya
lukāñā sei pātra āni' cāṭi' khāya


SYNONYMS

bhojana karile — after eating; pātra — the leaf plate; phelāñā yāya — is thrown away; lukāñā — hiding; sei pātra — that leaf plate; āni — bringing; cāṭi’ khāya — he licks up.


TRANSLATION

After the Vaiṣṇavas finished eating, they would throw away their leaf dishes, and Kālidāsa would come out of hiding, take the leaves and lick up the remnants.