SB 10.23.5
Devanāgarī
इत्यादिष्टा भगवता गत्वायाचन्त ते तथा । कृताञ्जलिपुटा विप्रान्दण्डवत्पतिता भुवि ॥ ५ ॥
Text
ity ādiṣṭā bhagavatā gatvā yācanta te tathā kṛtāñjali-puṭā viprān daṇḍa-vat patitā bhuvi
Synonyms
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 thebrāhmaṇas;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.