त्वं वै प्रजानां स्थिरजङ्गमानां प्रजापतीनामसि सम्भविष्णु: । दिवौकसां देव दिवश्च्युतानां परायणं नौरिव मज्जतोऽप्सु ॥ २८ ॥
tvam vai prajanam sthira-jangamanam prajapatinam asi sambhavisnuh divaukasam deva divas cyutanam parayanam naur iva majjato ’psu
- tvam
- Your Lordship
- vai
- indeed
- prajanam
- of all living entities
- sthira-jangamanam
- either stationary or moving
- prajapatinam
- of all the Prajapatis
- asi
- You are
- sambhavisnuh
- the generator of everyone
- diva-okasam
- of the inhabitants of the upper planetary system
- deva
- O Supreme Lord
- divah cyutanam
- of the demigods, who have now fallen from their residential quarters
- parayanam
- the supreme shelter
- nauh
- boat
- iva
- like
- majjatah
- of one drowning
- apsu
- in the water
My Lord, You are the original generator of all living entities, stationary or moving, and You are also the generator of the Prajapatis. O my Lord, as a boat is the only hope for a person drowning in the water, You are the only shelter for the demigods, who are now bereft of their heavenly position.