saṅkhyā lāgi' dui-hāte aṅgulīte lekhā
sahasrādi pūrṇa haile, aṅge kāṭe rekhā"

 saṅkhyā lāgi' - for counting; dui-hāte - in two hands; aṅgulīte - on the fingers; lekhā - marking; sahasra-ādi - one thousand times; pūrṇa haile - when finished; aṅge - on the body; kāṭe rekhā - makes a mark.


Text

“He counted the chants on the fingers of both hands, and after he had finished chanting one thousand times, he would make a mark on his body.”

Purport