इन्द्रं नस्त्वाभिषेक्ष्यामो ब्रह्मणा चोदिता वयम् । अवतीर्णोऽसि विश्वात्मन् भूमेर्भारापनुत्तये ॥ २१ ॥
indraṁ nas tvābhiṣekṣyāmo brahmaṇā coditā vayam avatīrṇo ’si viśvātman bhūmer bhārāpanuttaye
- indram
- as Indra
- naḥ
- our
- tvā
- to You
- abhiṣekṣyāmaḥ
- we shall perform the bathing ceremony of coronation
- brahmaṇā
- by Lord Brahmā
- coditāḥ
- ordered
- vayam
- we
- avatīrṇaḥ asi
- You have descended
- viśva-ātman
- O Soul of the universe
- bhūmeḥ
- of the earth
- bhāra
- the burden
- apanuttaye
- in order to alleviate
As ordered by Lord Brahmā, we shall perform Your bathing ceremony to coronate You as Indra. O Soul of the universe, You descend to this world to relieve the burden of the earth.