उदाप्लुतं विश्वमिदं तदासीद् यन्निद्रयामीलितदृङ् न्यमीलयत् । अहीन्द्रतल्पेऽधिशयान एक: कृतक्षण: स्वात्मरतौ निरीह: ॥ १० ॥
udaplutam visvam idam tadasid yan nidrayamilita-drn nyamilayat ahindra-talpe ’dhisayana ekah krta-ksanah svatma-ratau nirihah
- uda
- water
- aplutam
- submerged in
- visvam
- the three worlds
- idam
- this
- tada
- at that time
- asit
- it so remained
- yat
- in which
- nidraya
- in slumber
- amilita
- closed
- drk
- eyes
- nyamilayat
- not completely closed
- ahi-indra
- the great snake Ananta
- talpe
- on the bed of
- adhisayanah
- lying on
- ekah
- alone
- krta-ksanah
- being engaged
- sva-atma-ratau
- enjoying in His internal potency
- nirihah
- without any part of external energy
At that time when the three worlds were submerged in water, Garbhodakasayi Visnu was alone, lying on His bedstead, the great snake Ananta, and although He appeared to be in slumber in His own internal potency, free from the action of the external energy, His eyes were not completely closed.