एषोऽवजानतो मर्त्यान् कामरूपी वनौकस: । हन्ति ह्यस्मै नमस्याम: शर्मणे आत्मनो गवाम् ॥ ३७ ॥
eṣo ’vajānato martyān kāma-rūpī vanaukasaḥ hanti hy asmai namasyāmaḥ śarmaṇe ātmano gavām
- eṣaḥ
- this one
- avajānataḥ
- those who are neglectful
- martyān
- mortals
- kāma-rūpī
- assuming any form at will (such as that of the snakes who live upon the hill)
- vana-okasaḥ
- residents of the forest
- hanti
- will kill
- hi
- certainly
- asmai
- to him
- namasyāmaḥ
- let us pay our obeisances
- śarmaṇe
- for the protection
- ātmanaḥ
- of ourselves
- gavām
- and of the cows
“This Govardhana Hill, assuming any form he wishes, will kill any residents of the forest who neglect him. Therefore let us pay our obeisances to him for the safety of ourselves and our cows.”