90 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

‘urukrama’-sabde kahe, bada yanra krama
‘krama’-Sabde kahe ei pada-viksepana

SYNONYMS

urukrama—urukrama; sabde—by this word; kahe—one means; bada—great;
ydnra—whose; krama—step; krama-sabde—in this word krama; kahe—one
means; ei—this; pada-viksepana—throwing forth of the foot.

TRANSLATION

“The word urukrama refers to one whose krama [step] is great. The word
krama means ‘throwing the foot forward,’ that is, ‘step.’

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Dae-pianca Seat fagaa row

sakti, kampa, paripati, yukti, saktye akramana
carana-calane kanpaila tribhuvana

SYNONYMS
sakti—power; kampa—trembling; paripati—method; yukti—argument; sak-
tye—with great force; akramana—attacking; carana-calane—by moving the foot;
kanpdaila—caused to tremble; tri-bhuvana—the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

“‘Krama also means power, trembling, a systematic method, argument, and
a forcible attack by stepping forward. Thus Vamana caused the three worlds
to tremble.
PURPORT

Uru means very great, and krama means step. When Lord Vamanadeva was
offered three steps of land, He expanded His three steps by covering the entire
universe. In this way the three worlds trembled, and therefore Sri Vamanadeva,
the incarnation of Lord Visnu, is referred to as Urukrama.

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BIB Me WaVAMAw! fyryds
VASATAMATQ HS atq b> I
