20 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 1
tat—their; pradurbhava—appearance; samyoga—simultaneously ; vidyoti-
ta—enlightened; manah—in the mind; munih—the great sage; uttisthan—
being awakened; eka-padena—even on one leg; dadarsa—saw; vibudha—
demigods; rsabhan—the great personalities.
TRANSLATION
The sage was standing on one leg, but as soon as he saw that the three
deities had appeared before him, he was so pleased to see them all together
that despite great difficulty he approached them on one leg.
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TAIT 4: CAG FaRATIIRwII
pranamya dandavad bhumav
upatasthe ’rhananjalih
ursa-hamsa-suparna-sthan
svaih svais cihnais ca cihnitan
pranamya-— offering obeisances; dandavat— like a rod;bhumau—ground;
upatasthe—fell down; arhana—all paraphernalia for worship; anjalih— folded
hands; vrsa—bull; hamsa—swan; suparna—the Garuda bird; sthan-situated;
svaih—own; svaih—own; cihnaih—by symbols; ca—and  cihnitan—being
recognized.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter he began to offer prayers to the three deities, who were
seated on different carriers-a bull, a swan and Garuda—and who held in
their hands a drum, kusa grass and a discus. The sage offered them his
respects by falling down like a stick.
PURPORT
Danda means a long rod, and vat means like. Before a superior, one has
to fall down on the ground just like a stick, and this sort of offering of
respect is called dapdavat. Atri Rsi offered his respect to the three deities
in that way. They were identified by their different carriers and different
