16.8

raghunatha-dasera tenho haya jnati-khuda

vaisnavera ucchista khaite tenho haila buda

SYNONYMS

raghunatha-dasera—of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; tenho—he (Kalidasa); haya—is; jnati—relative; khuda—uncle; vaisnavera—of the Vaisnavas; ucchista—remnants of food; khaite—eating; tenho—he; haila—became; buda—aged.

Kalidasa was an uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

Throughout his entire life, even in his old age, he tried to eat the remnants of food left by Vaisnavas.