tabe - at that time; govinda - Govinda; daṇḍavat - falling flat to offer obeisances; kaila - did; ācāryere - unto Advaita Ācārya; tāṅre - him; nāhi - not; cine - recognized; ācārya - Advaita Ācārya; puchila - inquired; dāmodare - to Svarūpa Dāmodara.

When Govinda offered his obeisances by falling down flat before Advaita Ācārya, Advaita Ācārya asked Svarūpa Dāmodara about his identity, for He did not know Govinda at that time.