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eka-dina pathe vyaghra kariyache sayana

avese tara gaye prabhura lagila carana

SYNONYMS

eka-dina—one day; pathe—on the path; vyaghra—a tiger; kariyache sayana—was lying down; avese—in ecstatic love; tara gaye—on his body; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lagila—touched; carana—lotus feet.

One day a tiger was lying on the path, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, walking along the path in ecstatic love, touched the tiger with His feet.