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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.108
আজানুলম্বিত ভুজ, কমল-নয়ন ।
যত কিছু ঈশ্বরের সর্ব সল্লক্ষণ ॥ ১০৮ ॥
ājānu-lambita bhuja, kamala-nayana
yata kichu īśvarera sarva sal-lakṣaṇa
“He has arms that extend to His knees, and His eyes are like the petals of a lotus. In His person are all the transcendental symptoms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
His arms extend to His knees.
His eyes are like the petals of a lotus.
All the transcendental symptoms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are present in His person.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the final statement deepen your understanding of His appearance?
Spend a quiet moment recalling His long arms and lotus-petal eyes as transcendental features.
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