16.9

gauda-dese haya yata vaisnavera gana

sabara ucchista tenho karila bhojana

SYNONYMS

gauda-dese—in Bengal; haya—are; yata—as many; vaisnavera gana—Vaisnavas; sabara—of all; ucchista—remnants of food; tenho—he; karila bhojana—ate.

Kalidasa ate the remnants of food of as many Vaisnavas as there were in Bengal.