वसुदेव भवान् नूनं भक्त्या परमया हरिम् । जगतामीश्वरं प्रार्च: स यद् वां पुत्रतां गत: ॥ ४१ ॥
vasudeva bhavān nūnaṁ bhaktyā paramayā harim jagatām īśvaraṁ prārcaḥ sa yad vāṁ putratāṁ gataḥ
- vasudeva
- O Vasudeva
- bhavān
- your good self
- nūnam
- doubtlessly
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- paramayā
- supreme
- harim
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- jagatām
- of all the worlds
- īśvaram
- the supreme controller
- prārcaḥ
- have worshiped thoroughly
- saḥ
- He
- yat
- inasmuch
- vām
- of both of you (Vasudeva and Devakī)
- putratām
- the role of son
- gataḥ
- has taken on
O Vasudeva, without doubt you must have previously worshiped Lord Hari, the master of all worlds. Both you and your wife must have perfectly worshiped Him with supreme devotion, since He has accepted the role of your son.