# Cc. Madhya 23.119 > তবে সনাতন প্রভুর চরণে ধরিয়া । > নিবেদন করে দন্তে তৃণ-গুচ্ছ লঞা ॥১১৯॥ ## Text > tabe sanātana prabhura caraṇe dhariyā > nivedana kare dante tṛṇa-guccha lañā ## Synonyms *tabe*—at that time; *sanātana*—Sanātana Gosvāmī; *prabhura*—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *caraṇe dhariyā*—catching the lotus feet; *nivedana kare*—submits a petition; *dante*—in the teeth; *tṛṇa-guccha*—a bunch of straw; *lañā*—taking. ## Translation **Sanātana Gosvāmī then humbly accepted his position as lower than a piece of straw, and, symbolically holding some straw in his mouth, he fell down, clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and submitted the following petition.**