Madhya-līlāChapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 7.136

'vāsudeva'-nāma eka dvija mahāśaya

sarvāńge galita kuṣṭha, tāte kīḍā-maya

SYNONYMS

vāsudeva-nāma — of the name Vāsudeva; eka dvija — one brāhmaṇa; mahāśayaa great person; sarva-ańge — all over his body; galita — acute; kuṣṭha — leprosy; tātein 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.

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