CC Madhya 7.137

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

CC Madhya 7.136

CC Madhya 7.138

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.