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mathura-nikate aila--mathura dekhiya

dandavat hana pade premavista hana

SYNONYMS

mathura-nikate—near Mathura; aila—came; mathura dekhiya—seeing the city of Mathura; dandavat hana—offering obeisances; pade—falls down; prema-avista hana—in the great ecstasy of love.

When He approached Mathura and saw the city, He immediately fell to the ground and offered obeisances with great ecstatic love.