Madhya-līlāChapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 2.13

hasta, pada, śira saba śarīra-bhitare

praviṣṭa haya — kūrma-rūpa dekhiye prabhure

SYNONYMS

hasta — the hands; pada — the legs; śira — head; saba — all; śarīra — the body; bhitare — within; praviṣṭa — entered; haya — is; kūrma-rūpa — like a tortoise; dekhiye — one sees; prabhure — the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's hands, legs and head would all enter within His body, just like the withdrawn limbs of a tortoise.

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