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CC Adi 3.42



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 42

dairghya-vistāre yei āpanāra hāta
cāri hasta haya ‘mahā-puruṣa’ vikhyāta


SYNONYMS

dairghya — in length; vistāre — and in breadth; yei — who; āpanāra — of his own; hāta — hand; cāri — four; hasta — cubits; haya — is; mahā-puruṣa — as a great personality; vikhyāta — celebrated.


TRANSLATION

One who measures four cubits in height and in breadth by his own hand is celebrated as a great personality.