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Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes
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pañca-dīrghaḥ pañca-sūkṣmaḥ sapta-raktaḥ ṣaḍ-unnataḥ tri-hrasva-pṛthu-gambhīro dvātriṁśal-lakṣaṇo mahān
SYNONYMS
pañca-dīrghaḥ —five large;  pañca-sūkṣmaḥ —five fine;  sapta-raktaḥ —seven reddish;  ṣaṣ-unnataḥ —six raised;  tri-hrasva —three small;  pṛthu —three broad;  gambhīraḥ —three grave;  dvātriṁśat —in this way thirty-two;  lakṣaṇaḥ —symptoms;  mahān —for a great personality.
TRANSLATION
“There are thirty-two bodily symptoms of a great person: five of his bodily parts are large, five fine, seven reddish, six raised, three small, three broad and three grave.”
PURPORT
The five large parts are the nose, arms, chin, eyes and knees. The five fine parts are the skin, fingertips, teeth, hair on the body and hair on the head. The seven reddish parts are the eyes, soles, palms, palate, nails, and upper and lower lips. The six raised parts are the chest, shoulders, nails, nose, waist and mouth. The three small parts are the neck, thighs and male organ. The three broad parts are the waist, forehead and chest. The three grave parts are the navel, voice and existence. Altogether these are the thirty-two symptoms of a great personality. This is a quotation from the  Sāmudrika .
TEXT 16
नारायणेन चित्रयुक्त श्रीहस्त चरण ।
अहे मिष्ठ सर्व लोके करिवे तारण ॥ ১৬ ॥
nārāyaṇera cihna-yukta śrī-hasta caraṇa ei śiśu sarva loke karibe tāraṇa
SYNONYMS
nārāyaṇera —of Lord Nārāyaṇa;  cihna-yukta —with positive marks;  śrī-hasta caraṇa —the palm and the sole;  ei —this;  śiśu —baby;  sarva loke —all the three worlds;  karibe —will;  tāraṇa —deliver.
TRANSLATION
“This baby has all the symptoms of Lord Nārāyaṇa on His palms and soles. He will be able to deliver all the three worlds.
TEXT 17
अहे तं करिवे वेक्कर-धर्मेन अचार ।
हेहा हेहे हवे हहे कुलेन निष्ठार ॥ ১९ ॥