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CC Antya 6.219

কেহ ছত্রে মাগি’ খায়, যেবা কিছু পায় ।
কেহ রাত্রে ভিক্ষা লাগি’ সিংহদ্বারে রয় ॥ ২১৯ ॥
keha chatre māgi’ khāya, yebā kichu pāya
keha rātre bhikṣā lāgi’ siṁha-dvāre raya

Synonyms

kehasome; chatreat the almshouse; māgi’begging; khāyaeat; yebawhatever; kichulittle; pāyathey receive; kehasome; rātreat night; bhikṣā lāgi’for begging alms; siṁha-dvāre rayastand 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.