एते देवा: कला विष्णो: कालमायांशलिङ्गिन: । नानात्वात्स्वक्रियानीशा: प्रोचु: प्राञ्जलयो विभुम् ॥ ३८ ॥
ete devah kala visnoh kala-mayamsa-linginah nanatvat sva-kriyanisah procuh pranjalayo vibhum
- ete
- of all these physical elements
- devah
- the controlling demigods
- kalah
- parts and parcels
- visnoh
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- kala
- time
- maya
- external energy
- amsa
- part and parcel
- linginah
- so embodied
- nanatvat
- because of various
- sva-kriya
- personal duties
- anisah
- not being able to perform
- procuh
- uttered
- pranjalayah
- fascinating
- vibhum
- unto the Lord.
The controlling deities of all the above-mentioned physical elements are empowered expansions of Lord Visnu. They are embodied by eternal time under the external energy, and they are His parts and parcels. Because they were entrusted with different functions of universal duties and were unable to perform them, they offered fascinating prayers to the Lord as follows.