# Cc. Madhya 1.67 ## Text > 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 a 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.