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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 16]
SYNONYMS
brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇava —Vaiṣṇavas coming from  brāhmaṇa  families;  yata —all;  choṭa —neophyte;  baḍa —highly advanced;  haya —are;  uttama-vastu —first-class eatables;  bheṭa lañā —taking as gifts;  tāṅra ṭhāñi —to them;  yāya —goes.
TRANSLATION
He would go to all the Vaiṣṇavas born in brāhmaṇa families, be they neophyte or advanced devotees, and present them gifts of first-class eatables.
TEXT 11
তাঁর চাঞি শেষ-পাত্র লয়েন মাগিয়া ।
কাহাঁ না পায়, তবে রহে লুকাঞা ॥ ১১ ॥
tāṅra ṭhāñi śeṣa-pātra layena māgiyā kāhāṅ nā pāya, tabe rahe lukāñā
SYNONYMS
tāṅra ṭhāñi —from them;  śeṣa-pātra —plates of remnants;  layena —takes;  māgiyā —begging;  kāhāṅ —where;  nā pāya —does not get;  tabe —then;  rahe —remains;  lukāñā —hiding.
TRANSLATION
He would beg remnants of food from such Vaiṣṇavas, and if he did not receive any, he would hide.
TEXT 12
ভোজন করিলে পাত্র ফেলাঞা যায় ।
লুকাঞা সেই পাত্র আনি’ চাটি’ খায় ॥ ১২ ॥
bhojana karile pātra phelāñā yāya lukāñā sei pātra āni’ cāṭi’ khāya
SYNONYMS
bhojana karile —after eating;  pātra —the plate;  phelāñā yāya —is thrown away;  lukāñā —hiding;  sei pātra —that plate;  āni’ —bringing;  cāṭi’ khāya —he licks up.
TRANSLATION
After the Vaiṣṇavas finished eating, they would throw away their dishes or leaves, and Kālidāsa would come out of hiding, take the leaves and lick up the remnants.