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The Hainsa-guhya Prayers
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feet. Thus decorated by various ornaments, Lord Hari, who is attractive to all the living entities of the three worlds, is known as Puruṣottama, the best personality. He was accompanied by great devotees like Nārada, Nanda and all the principal demigods, led by the heavenly king, Indra, and the residents of various upper planetary systems such as Siddhaloka, Gandharvaloka and Cāraṇaloka. Situated on both sides of the Lord and behind Him as well, these devotees offered Him prayers continuously.
TEXT 40
रूपं तन्महदाश्रयं विचक्ष्यागतसाध्वसः ।  
 ननाम दण्डवद् भूमौ प्रहृष्टात्मा प्रजापतिः ॥४०॥
rūpam tan mahad-āścaryam 
  vicakṣyāgata-sādhvasaḥ 
  nanāma daṇḍavad bhūmau 
  prahṛṣṭātmā prajāpatiḥ
rūpam—transcendental form; tat—that; mahat-āścaryam—greatly wonderful; vicakṣya—seeing; āgata-sādhvasaḥ—in the beginning becoming afraid; nanāma—offered obeisances; daṇḍa-vat—like a stick; bhūmau—on the ground; prahṛṣṭa-ātmā—being pleased in his body, mind and soul; prajāpatiḥ—the prajāpati known as Dakṣa.
TRANSLATION
Seeing that wonderful and effulgent form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Prajāpati Dakṣa was first somewhat afraid, but then he was very pleased to see the Lord, and he fell to the ground like a stick [daṇḍavat] to offer his respects to the Lord.
TEXT 41
न किञ्चनोदीरयितुमशक्त तीव्रया मुदा ।  
 आपूरितमनोद्वारैर्हेदिन्य इव निश्चरैः ॥४१॥
na kiñcanodīrayitum 
  aśakat tīvrayā mudā