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CC Antya 6.219

Text

keha chatre māgi’ khāya, yebā kichu pāya
keha rātre bhikṣā lāgi’ siṁha-dvāre raya

Synonyms

keha — some; chatre — at the almshouse; māgi’ — begging; khāya — eat; yeba — whatever; kichu — little; pāya — they receive; keha — some; rātre — at night; bhikṣā lāgi’ — for begging alms; siṁha-dvāre raya — stand at the gate known as Siṁha-dvāra.

Translation

It is a custom for some Vaiṣṇavas to beg from the charity booths and eat whatever they obtain, whereas others stand at night at the Siṁha-dvāra gate, begging alms from the servants.