श्रीप्रजापतय ऊचु: प्रजेशा वयं ते परेशाभिसृष्टा न येन प्रजा वै सृजामो निषिद्धा: । स एष त्वया भिन्नवक्षा नु शेते जगन्मङ्गलं सत्त्वमूर्तेऽवतार: ॥ ४९ ॥
sri-prajapataya ucuh prajesa vayam te paresabhisrsta na yena praja vai srjamo nisiddhah sa esa tvaya bhinna-vaksa nu sete jagan-mangalam sattva-murte ’vatarah
- sri-prajapatayah ucuh
- the great personalities who created the various living beings offered their prayers by saying
- praja-isah
- the prajapatis created by Lord Brahma, who have created generations of living entities
- vayam
- we
- te
- of You
- para-isa
- O Supreme Lord
- abhisrstah
- born
- na
- not
- yena
- by whom (Hiranyakasipu)
- prajah
- living entities
- vai
- indeed
- srjamah
- we create
- nisiddhah
- being forbidden
- sah
- he (Hiranyakasipu)
- esah
- this
- tvaya
- by You
- bhinna-vaksah
- whose chest has been split
- nu
- indeed
- sete
- lies down
- jagat-mangalam
- for the auspiciousness of the whole world
- sattva-murte
- in this transcendental form of pure goodness
- avatarah
- this incarnation
The prajapatis offered their prayers as follows: O Supreme Lord, Lord of even Brahma and Siva, we, the prajapatis, were created by You to execute Your orders, but we were forbidden by Hiranyakasipu to create any more good progeny. Now the demon is lying dead before us, his chest pierced by You. Let us therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto You, whose incarnation in this form of pure goodness is meant for the welfare of the entire universe.