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CC Adi 3.42 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 42

dairghya-vistāre yei āpanāra hāta
cāri hasta haya 'mahā-puruṣa' vikhyāta


SYNONYMS

dairghya—in length; vistāre—and in breadth; yei—who; āpanāra—of his own; hāta—hand; cāri—four; hasta—cubits; haya—is; mahā-puruṣa—as a great personality; vikhyāta—celebrated.


TRANSLATION

One who measures four cubits in height and in breadth by his own hand is celebrated as a great personality.