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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.68
রুদ্রগণ আইলা লক্ষ কোটি-বদন ।
ইন্দ্রগণ আইলা লক্ষ কোটি-নয়ন ॥ ৬৮ ॥
rudra-gaṇa āilā lakṣa koṭi-vadana
indra-gaṇa āilā lakṣa koṭi-nayana
“There also arrived many Lord Śivas with various heads numbering one hundred thousand and ten million. Many Indras also arrived, and they had hundreds of thousands of eyes all over their bodies.
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Many Lord Śivas arrive with vast numbers of heads, and many Indras arrive with hundreds of thousands of eyes.
The purport explains that Indra had sexual intercourse with a great sage’s wife. The sage cursed him, causing vaginas to appear all over his body.
Ashamed, Indra fell at the sage’s lotus feet and begged pardon. Out of compassion, the sage changed those marks into eyes.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
The mood of Madhya 21 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes Lord Brahmā’s interview with Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā and the Lord’s curbing the pride of Brahmā. There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Indra’s plea for pardon invite you to consider about acknowledging wrongdoing?
If you have wronged someone, offer a simple, sincere apology today.
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