Text 71]
Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
149
TRANSLATION
Svarūpa Dāmodara said, "The Lord's body becomes transformed in His love for God. Sometimes the joints of His bones separate, and His body becomes very elongated."
TEXT 70
শুনি’ সেই জালিয়া আনন্দিত হইল। সবা লঞ্জা গেল, মহাপ্রভুরে দেখাইল ॥ ৭০ ॥
śuni’ sei jāliyā ānandita ha-ila sabā lañā gela, mahāprabhure dekhāila
SYNONYMS
śuni’—hearing; sei—that; jāliyā—fisherman; ānandita ha-ila—became very happy; sabā lañā—taking everyone; gela—went; mahāprabhure—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhāila—showed.
TRANSLATION
Hearing this, the fisherman was very happy. He brought all the devotees with him and showed them the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 71
ভুমিতে পড়ি’ আছে প্রভু দীর্ঘ সব কায়। জলে খেত-তনু, বালু লাগিয়াছে গায় ॥ ৭১ ॥
bhūmite paḍi’ āche prabhu dīrgha saba kāya jale śveta-tanu, vālu lāgiyāche gāya
SYNONYMS
bhūmite—on the ground; paḍi’—lying; āche—was; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dīrgha—elongated; saba kāya—the whole body; jale—by the water; śveta-tanu—white body; vālu—sand; lāgiyāche gāya—was smeared over the body.
TRANSLATION
The Lord was lying on the ground, His body elongated and bleached white by the water. He was covered from head to foot with sand.