Madhya-līlā

Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Verse 67 of 284
Cc Madhya 1.67

শ্লোক পডিঽ আছে প্রভু আবিষ্ট হৈযা রূপগোসাঞি আসিঽ পডে দণ্ডবত্হঞা

श्लोक पडिऽ आछे प्रभु आविष्ट हैया रूपगोसाञि आसिऽ पडे दण्डवत्हञा

śloka paḍi' āche prabhu āviṣṭa ha-iyā rūpa-gosāñi āsi' paḍe daṇḍavat hañā

Synonyms

śloka paḍi'reading the verse; ācheremained; prabhuthe Lord; āviṣṭain an ecstatic mood; ha-iyābeing; rūpa-gosāñiŚrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; āsi'coming; paḍefell down; daṇḍavatlike a rod; hañābecoming..

Translation

After reading the verse, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went into an ecstatic mood. While He was in that state, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī came and immediately fell down on the floor like a rod.

Purport

The word daṇḍa means rod or pole. A rod or pole falls straight; similarly, when one offers obeisances to his superior with all eight aṅgas (parts) of the body, he performs what is called daṇḍavat. Sometimes we only speak of daṇḍavats but actually do not fall down. In any case, daṇḍavat means falling down like a rod before one's superior.

Verse 67 of 284
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