श्रीपितर ऊचु: श्राद्धानि नोऽधिबुभुजे प्रसभं तनूजै- र्दत्तानि तीर्थसमयेऽप्यपिबत्तिलाम्बु । तस्योदरान्नखविदीर्णवपाद्य आर्च्छत् तस्मै नमो नृहरयेऽखिलधर्मगोप्त्रे ॥ ४४ ॥
sri-pitara ucuh sraddhani no ’dhibubhuje prasabham tanujair dattani tirtha-samaye ’py apibat tilambu tasyodaran nakha-vidirna-vapad ya arcchat tasmai namo nrharaye ’khila-dharma-goptre
- sri-pitarah ucuh
- the inhabitants of Pitrloka said
- sraddhani
- the performances of the sraddha ceremony (offering of food grains to dead forefathers by a particular process)
- nah
- our
- adhibubhuje
- enjoyed
- prasabham
- by force
- tanujaih
- by our sons and grandsons
- dattani
- offered
- tirtha-samaye
- at the time of bathing in the holy places
- api
- even
- apibat
- drank
- tila-ambu
- offerings of water with sesame seeds
- tasya
- of the demon
- udarat
- from the abdomen
- nakha-vidirna
- pierced by the nails of the hand
- vapat
- the skin of the intestines of which
- yah
- He who (the Personality of Godhead)
- arcchat
- obtained
- tasmai
- unto Him (the Supreme Personality of Godhead)
- namah
- respectful obeisances
- nr-haraye
- who has appeared as half lion and half man (Nrhari)
- akhila
- universal
- dharma
- religious principles
- goptre
- who maintains
The inhabitants of Pitrloka prayed: Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrsimhadeva, the maintainer of the religious principles of the universe. He has killed Hiranyakasipu, the demon who by force enjoyed all the offerings of the sraddha ceremonies performed by our sons and grandsons on the anniversaries of our death and who drank the water with sesame seeds offered in holy places of pilgrimage. By killing this demon, O Lord, You have taken back all this stolen property from his abdomen by piercing it with Your nails. We therefore wish to offer our respectful obeisances unto You.