CC Madhya 7.136

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

CC Madhya 7.135

CC Madhya 7.137

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 136

‘vāsudeva’-nāma eka dvija mahāśaya
sarvāṅge galita kuṣṭha, tāte kīḍā-maya

SYNONYMS

vāsudeva-nāma—of the name Vāsudeva; eka dvija—one brāhmaṇa; mahāśaya—a great person; sarva-aṅge—all over his body; galita—acute; kuṣṭha—leprosy; tāte—in that; kīḍā-maya—full of living worms.

TRANSLATION

There was also a brāhmaṇa named Vāsudeva, who was a great person but was suffering from leprosy. Indeed, his body was filled with living worms.