hasta, pada, śira saba śarīra-bhitare
praviṣṭa haya — kÅ«rma-rÅ«pa dekhiye prabhure

 hasta - the hands; pada - the legs; Å›ira - head; saba - all; Å›arÄ«ra - the body; bhitare - within; praviṣṭa - entered; haya - is; kÅ«rma-rÅ«pa - like a tortoise; dekhiye - one sees; prabhure - the Lord.


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Sometimes ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s hands, legs and head would all enter within His body, just like the withdrawn limbs of a tortoise.

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