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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
TRANSLATION
After three days, leprosy attacked Gopāla Cāpāla, and blood oozed from sores all over his body.
TEXT 46
সর্বাল্ল বেড়িল কীটে, কাটে নিরন্তুত।
অসহ্য বেদনা, দুঃখে জলয়ে অন্তত ॥ ৪৬ ॥
sarvāṅga beḍila kīṭe, kāṭe nirantara asahya vedanā, duḥkhe jvalaye antara
SYNONYMS
sarvāṅga —all over the body;  beḍila —became covered;  kīṭe —by insects;  kāṭe —biting;  nirantara —always;  asahya —unbearable;  vedanā —pain;  duḥkhe —in unhappiness;  jvalaye —burns;  antara —without cessation.
TRANSLATION
Incessantly covered with germs and insects biting him all over his body, Gopāla Cāpāla felt unbearable pain. His entire body burned in distress.
TEXT 47
গঙ্গাঘাটে বৃক্ষভলে রহে ত' বসিয়া।
এক দিন বলে কিছু প্রভুকে ঘেষিয়া ॥ ৪৭ ॥
gaṅgā-ghāṭe vṛkṣa-tale rahe to' vasiyā eka dina bale kichu prabhuke dekhiyā
SYNONYMS
gaṅgā-ghāṭe —on the bank of the Ganges;  vṛkṣa-tale —underneath a tree;  rahe —remains;  ta' —certainly;  vasiyā —sitting;  eka dina —one day;  bale —says;  kichu —something;  prabhuke —the Lord;  dekhiyā —seeing.
TRANSLATION
Since leprosy is an infectious disease, Gopāla Cāpāla left the village to sit down on the bank of the Ganges underneath a tree. One day, however, he saw Caitanya Mahāprabhu passing by and spoke to Him as follows.
TEXT 48
গ্রাম-সম্বন্ধে আমি তোমার মাতুল।
ভাগিনা, মুই কুণ্ঠব্যাধিতে হঞাছি ব্যাকুল ॥ ৪৮ ॥