CC Madhya 7.137

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Madhya-līlā 7.136 - Madhya-līlā 7.138

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 137

aṅga haite yei kīḍā khasiyā paḍaya

uṭhāñā sei kīḍā rākhe sei ṭhāña

SYNONYMS

aṅga haite—from his body; yei—which; kīḍā—a worm; khasiyā—drops; paḍaya—falling off; uṭhāñā—picking up; sei—that; kīḍā—worm; rākhe—places; sei ṭhāña—in the same place.

TRANSLATION

Although suffering from leprosy, the brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva was enlightened. As soon as one worm fell from his body, he would pick it up and place it back again in the same location.

Madhya-līlā 7.136 - Madhya-līlā 7.138