CC Madhya 7.137 (1975)
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.