देवा ऊचु: पुरा कल्पापाये स्वकृतमुदरीकृत्य विकृतं त्वमेवाद्यस्तस्मिन् सलिल उरगेन्द्राधिशयने । पुमान्शेषे सिद्धैर्हृदि विमृशिताध्यात्मपदवि: स एवाद्याक्ष्णोर्य: पथि चरसि भृत्यानवसि न: ॥ ४२ ॥
deva ucuh pura kalpapaye sva-krtam udari-krtya vikrtam tvam evadyas tasmin salila uragendradhisayane puman sese siddhair hrdi vimrsitadhyatma-padavih sa evadyaksnor yah pathi carasi bhrtyan avasi nah
- devah
- the demigods
- ucuh
- said
- pura
- formerly
- kalpa-apaye
- at the devastation of the kalpa
- sva-krtam
- self-produced
- udari-krtya
- having drawn within Your abdomen
- vikrtam
- effect
- tvam
- You
- eva
- certainly
- adyah
- original
- tasmin
- in that
- salile
- water
- uraga-indra
- on Sesa
- adhisayane
- on the bed
- puman
- personality
- sese
- taking rest
- siddhaih
- by the liberated souls (like Sanaka, etc.)
- hrdi
- in the heart
- vimrsita
- meditated on
- adhyatma-padavih
- the path of philosophical speculation
- sah
- He
- eva
- certainly
- adya
- now
- aksnoh
- of both eyes
- yah
- who
- pathi
- on the path
- carasi
- You move
- bhrtyan
- servants
- avasi
- protect
- nah
- us
The demigods said: Dear Lord, formerly, when there was a devastation, You conserved all the different energies of material manifestation. At that time, all the inhabitants of the higher planes, represented by such liberated souls as Sanaka, were meditating on You by philosophical speculation. You are therefore the original person, and You rest in the water of devastation on the bed of the Sesa snake. Now, today, You are visible to us, who are all Your servants. Please give us protection.