अष्टमे मेरुदेव्यां तु नाभेर्जात उरुक्रम: । दर्शयन् वर्त्म धीराणां सर्वाश्रमनमस्कृतम् ॥ १३ ॥
astame merudevyam tu nabher jata urukramah darsayan vartma dhiranam sarvasrama-namaskrtam
- astame
- the eighth of the incarnations
- merudevyam tu
- in the womb of Merudevi, the wife of
- nabheh
- King Nabhi
- jatah
- took birth
- urukramah
- the all-powerful Lord
- darsayan
- by showing
- vartma
- the way
- dhiranam
- of the perfect beings
- sarva
- all
- asrama
- orders of life
- namaskrtam
- honored by.
The eighth incarnation was King Rsabha, son of King Nabhi and his wife Merudevi. In this incarnation the Lord showed the path of perfection, which is followed by those who have fully controlled their senses and who are honored by all orders of life.