Tevut 2721
Explanations of the Atmarama Verse:
235
TRANSLATION
“With great alacrity the hunter began to run toward his spiritual master, but he could not fall down and offer obeisances because ants were running hither and thither around his feet.
TEXT 2711
দত্তগুণ-স্থানে পিপীলিকারে দেখিয়া ।।
বক্সে স্থান বাড়ি’  পড়ে  দণ্ডবৎ কণ্ণা ॥ ২৭১ ॥
danḍavat-sthāne pipīlikāre dekhiyā vastre sthāna jhādi’ pade danḍavat hañā
SYNONYMS
daṇḍavat-sthāne —in the place where he wanted to offer his obeisances;  pipīlikāre dekhiyā —seeing the ants;  vastre —by the cloth;  sthāna jhāḍi' —cleansing the place;  paḍe daṇḍa-vat hañā —falls down flat like a rod.
TRANSLATION
“Seeing the ants, the hunter whisked them away with a piece of cloth. After thus clearing the ants from the ground, he fell down flat to offer his obeisances.
PURPORT
The word  daṇḍa  means “rod,” and  vat  means “like.” To offer obeisances to the spiritual master, one must fall flat exactly as a rod falls on the ground. This is the meaning of the word  daṇḍavat .
TEXT 272
নারদ  কঙে,—“ব্যাধ, এই না হয় আক্ষর্য ।।
হরিভক্তে  ক্য হিংসা-শূন্য হয় সাধুবর্ষ ॥ ২৭২ ॥
nārada kahe,—“vyādha, ei nā haya āścarya hari-bhaktye hiṁsā-śūnya haya sādhu-varya
SYNONYMS
nārada kahe —Nārada Muni said;  vyādha —my dear hunter;  ei nā āścarya —this is not wonderful for you;  hari-bhaktye —by advancement in devotional service;  hiṁsā-śūnya haya —one becomes nonviolent and nonenvious;  sādhu-varya —thus one becomes the best of honest gentlemen.