CC Antya 16.12

Antya-līlā, Chapter 16, 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

Word by word

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.