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CC Antya 4.189 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 189

vāsudeva--galat-kuṣṭhī, tāte aṅga--kīḍā-maya
tāre āliṅgana kailā hañā sadaya


SYNONYMS

vāsudeva—Vāsudeva; galat-kuṣṭhī—suffering from leprosy; tāte—over and above that; aṅga—the body; kīḍā-maya—full of worms; tāre—him; āliṅgana—embracing; kailā—You did; hañā sa-daya—being merciful.


TRANSLATION

"You embraced the leper Vāsudeva, whose body was fully infected by worms. You are so kind that in spite of his condition You embraced him.