ŚB 10.23.5
Canto 10, Chapter 23, Text 5
इत्यादिष्टा भगवता गत्वायाचन्त ते तथा ।
कृताञ्जलिपुटा विप्रान्दण्डवत्पतिता भुवि ॥ ५ ॥
कृताञ्जलिपुटा विप्रान्दण्डवत्पतिता भुवि ॥ ५ ॥
ity ādiṣṭā bhagavatā
gatvā yācanta te tathā
kṛtāñjali-puṭā viprān
daṇḍa-vat patitā bhuvi
gatvā yācanta te tathā
kṛtāñjali-puṭā viprān
daṇḍa-vat patitā bhuvi
Word by word
iti — in these words; ādiṣṭaḥ — ordered; bhagavatā — by the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa; gatvā — going; ayācanta — begged; te — they; tathā — in that manner; kṛta-añjali-puṭāḥ — joining their palms in humble supplication; viprān — to the brāhmaṇas; daṇḍa-vat — like sticks; patitāḥ — falling; bhuvi — upon the ground.
Translation
Thus instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cowherd boys went there and submitted their request. They stood before the brāhmaṇas with palms joined in supplication and then fell flat on the ground to offer respect.