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CC Antya 13.18

Text

nakhe ciri’ ciri’ tāhā ati sūkṣma kailā
prabhura bahirvāsa duite se saba bharilā

Synonyms

nakhe — with the nails; ciri’ ciri’ — tearing and tearing; tāhā — them; ati — very; sūkṣma — fine; kailā — made; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bahirvāsa — covering cloths; duite — in two; se saba — all those; bharilā — filled.

Translation

He then tore the leaves into very fine fibers with his nails and filled two of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s outer garments with the fibers.