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CC Antya 6.219 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 219

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.