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sei bhata raghunatha ratre ghare ani’

bhata pakhaliya phele ghare diya bahu pani

SYNONYMS

sei bhata—that rejected rice; raghunatha—Raghunatha dasa; ratre—at night; ghare ani’-bringing home; bhata—the rice; pakhaliya—washing; phele—throws; ghare—at home; diya—putting; bahu pani—much water.

At night Raghunatha dasa would collect that decomposed rice, bring it home and wash it with ample water.