वासुदेवोऽवतीर्णोऽहमेक एव न चापर: । भूतानामनुकम्पार्थं त्वं तु मिथ्याभिधां त्यज ॥ ५ ॥
vāsudevo ’vatīrno ’ham eka eva na cāparaḥ bhūtānām anukampārthaṁ tvaṁ tu mithyābhidhāṁ tyaja
- vāsudevaḥ
- Lord Vāsudeva
- avatīrṇaḥ
- descended to this world
- aham
- I
- ekaḥ eva
- the only one
- na
- not
- ca
- and
- aparaḥ
- anyone else
- bhūtānām
- to the living beings
- anukampā
- of showing mercy
- artham
- for the purpose
- tvam
- You
- tu
- however
- mithyā
- false
- abhidhām
- designation
- tyaja
- give up
[On Pauṇḍraka’s behalf, the messenger said:] I am the one and only Lord Vāsudeva, and there is no other. It is I who have descended to this world to show mercy to the living beings. Therefore give up Your false name.