prathame murāri-gupta prabhure nā miliyā
bāhirete paḍi' āche daṇḍavat hañā

 prathame - at first; murāri-gupta - Murāri Gupta; prabhure - to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nā - without; miliyā - meeting; bāhirete - outside; paḍi' - falling down; āche - was there; daṇḍavat - falling flat like a stick; hañā - becoming so.


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Murāri Gupta at first did not meet the Lord but rather remained outside the door, falling down like a stick to offer obeisances.

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