Text 14] The Lord Tastes Nectar 7

TEXT 13

E-CAWTAT VA BT COB TA |
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stidra-vaisnavera ghare yaya bheta lafia
ei-mata tanra ucchista khaya lukafid

SYNONYMS

sGdra-vaisnavera—of Vaisnavas born in sddra families; ghare—at the homes;
yaya—goes; bheta lafid—taking gifts; ei-mata—in this way; tanra—their; uc-
chista—remnants of food; khaya—eats; /ukafia—hiding.

TRANSLATION

He would also take gifts to the homes of Vaisnavas born in sidra families.
Then he would hide and eat the remnants of food they threw away in this man-
ner.

TEXT 14

Seaa-ails, cawa—ay’ Sta ara |
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bhdnimali-jati, ‘vaisnava’—— ‘jhadu’ tanra nama
amra-phala lafia tenho gela tanra sthana

SYNONYMS
bhanimali-jati—belonging to the bhanimali caste; vaisnava—a great devotee;
jhadu—Jhadu; tanra—his; néma—name; dmra-phala—mango fruits; laid—
taking; te>ho—he; gela—went; tanra sthana—to his place.

TRANSLATION

There was a great Vaisnava named Jhadu Thakura, who belonged to the
bhinimali caste. Kalidasa went to his home, taking mangoes with him.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks that both Kalidasa and Jhadu
Thakura are worshiped at a place called Sripatabaty, in the village known as Bhedo
or Bhaduya. This village is situated about three miles south of the village of
Krsnapura, the birthplace of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, which is about one mile
west of the Byandel junction of the Burdwan line. A post office there is named
