# Cc. Madhya 17.155 ## Text > mathurā-nikaṭe āilā—mathurā dekhiyā > daṇḍavat hañā paḍe premāviṣṭa hañā ## Synonyms *mathurā*-*nikaṭe*—near Mathurā; *āilā*—came; *mathurā* *dekhiyā*—seeing the city of Mathurā; *daṇḍavat* *hañā*—offering obeisances; *paḍe*—falls down; *prema*-*āviṣṭa* *hañā*—in the great ecstasy of love. ## Translation **When He approached Mathurā and saw the city, He immediately fell to the ground and offered obeisances with great ecstatic love.**