अहं किल पुरानन्तं प्रजार्थो भुवि मुक्तिदम् । अपूजयं न मोक्षाय मोहितो देवमायया ॥ ८ ॥
ahaṁ kila purānantaṁ prajārtho bhuvi mukti-dam apūjayaṁ na mokṣāya mohito deva-māyayā
- aham
- I
- kila
- indeed
- purā
- long ago
- anantam
- the Supreme Lord, who is unlimited
- prajā-arthaḥ
- wanting a child
- bhuvi
- on the earth
- mukti-dam
- the Lord, who awards liberation
- apūjayam
- I worshiped
- na mokṣāya
- not for liberation
- mohitaḥ
- bewildered
- deva-māyayā
- by the illusory energy of the Lord
In a previous birth on this earth, I worshiped the Supreme Lord, Ananta, who alone can award liberation, but because I desired to have a child, I did not worship Him for liberation. Thus I was bewildered by the Lord’s illusory energy.