# Cc. Madhya 17.155
> মথুরা-নিকটে আইলা — মথুরা দেখিয়া ।
> দণ্ডবৎ হঞা পড়ে প্রেমাবিষ্ট হঞা ॥১৫৫॥
## 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.**