sei dāmodara āsi' daṇḍavat hailā
caraṇe paḍiyā śloka paḍite lāgilā
sei dāmodara - that Svarūpa Dāmodara; āsi' - coming; daṇḍa-vat hailā - fell flat to offer obeisances; caraṇe paḍiyā - falling down at the lotus feet; śloka - a verse; paḍite lāgilā - began to recite.