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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the residence of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, He accidentally saw the palm leaf on the roof, and thus He read the verse composed by him.
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শ্লোক পড়ি আছে প্রভু আবিষ্ট হইয়া ।
রূপগোলাঞি আসি পড়ে দণ্ডবৎ হঞ্জা ॥ ৬৭ ॥
śloka paḍi' āche prabhu āviṣṭa ha-iyā rūpa-gosāñi āsi' paḍe daṇḍavat hañā
SYNONYMS
śloka paḍi'—reading the verse; āche—remained; prabhu—the Lord; āviṣṭa—in an ecstatic mood; ha-iyā—being; rūpa-gosāñi—Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; āsi'—coming; paḍe—fell down; daṇḍavat—like a rod; hañā—becoming.
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.
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উঠি মহাপ্রভু তাঁরে চাপড় মারিয়া ।
কহিতে লাগিলা কিছু কোলেতে করিয়া ॥ ৬৮ ॥
uṭhi' mahāprabhu tāṅre cāpaḍa māriyā kahite lāgilā kichu kolete kariyā