Text 17] Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes 137

pafica-dirghah pafica-sitksmah sapta-raktah sad-unnatah
tri-hrasva-prthu-gambhiro dvatrimsal-laksano mahén

SYNONYMS

pafica-dirghah—five large; pafica-suksmah—five fine; sapta-raktah—seven reddish;
sas-unnatah—six raised; tri-hrasva—three small; prthu—three broad; gambhirah—
three grave; dvatrimsat—in this way thirty-two; /aksanah—symptoms; mahadn—fora
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 tower lips. The
six raised parts are the chest, shoulders, nails, nose, waist and mouth. The three
small parts are the neck, thighs and mate 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 Sdmudrika.

TEXT 16

araraces foe Slaw 53 |
8 fay AL NTS Baca SAS dy UI

n@réyanera cihna-yuRta §ri-hasta carana
ei Sisu sarva loke karibe térana

SYNONYMS

ndrayanera—of Lord Narayana; cihna-yukta—with positive marks; $ri-hasta
carana—the palm and the sole; ej—this; sisu—baby; sarve /oke—all the three worlds;
karibe—will; t@rana—deliver.

TRANSLATION

“This baby has all the symptoms of Lord Narayana on His palms and soles. He
will be able to deliver all the three worlds.

TEXT 17

a8 & Sfgca Caqa-acig seta |
Bul Cars aca aS Bera fata 59 4
