त्वं न: सन्दर्शितो धात्रा दुस्तरं निस्तितीर्षताम् । कलिं सत्त्वहरं पुंसां कर्णधार इवार्णवम् ॥ २२ ॥
tvam nah sandarsito dhatra dustaram nistitirsatam kalim sattva-haram pumsam karna-dhara ivarnavam
- tvam
- Your Goodness
- nah
- unto us
- sandarsitah
- meeting
- dhatra
- by providence
- dustaram
- insurmountable
- nistitirsatam
- for those desiring to cross over
- kalim
- the age of Kali
- sattva-haram
- that which deteriorates the good qualities
- pumsam
- of a man
- karna-dharah
- captain
- iva
- as
- arnavam
- the ocean.
We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so that we may accept you as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross the difficult ocean of Kali, which deteriorates all the good qualities of a human being.