योऽसौ ग्राह: स वै सद्य: परमाश्चर्यरूपधृक् । मुक्तो देवलशापेन हूहूर्गन्धर्वसत्तम: ॥ ३ ॥ प्रणम्य शिरसाधीशमुत्तमश्लोकमव्ययम् । अगायत यशोधाम कीर्तन्यगुणसत्कथम् ॥ ४ ॥
yo ’sau grahah sa vai sadyah paramascarya-rupa-dhrk mukto devala-sapena huhur gandharva-sattamah pranamya sirasadhisam uttama-slokam avyayam agayata yaso-dhama kirtanya-guna-sat-katham
- yah
- he who
- asau
- that
- grahah
- became a crocodile
- sah
- he
- vai
- indeed
- sadyah
- immediately
- parama
- very nice
- ascarya
- wonderful
- rupa-dhrk
- possessing the form (of his original Gandharva position)
- muktah
- was delivered
- devala-sapena
- by the cursing of Devala Rsi
- huhuh
- whose name was formerly Huhu
- gandharva-sattamah
- the best of Gandharvaloka
- pranamya
- offering his obeisances
- sirasa
- by the head
- adhisam
- unto the supreme master
- uttama-slokam
- who is worshiped by the choicest verses
- avyayam
- who is the supreme eternal
- agayata
- he began to chant
- yasah-dhama
- the glories of the Lord
- kirtanya-guna-sat-katham
- whose transcendental pastimes and qualities are glorious
The best of the Gandharvas, King Huhu, having been cursed by Devala Muni, had become a crocodile. Now, having been delivered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he assumed a very beautiful form as a Gandharva. Understanding by whose mercy this had happened, he immediately offered his respectful obeisances with his head and began chanting prayers just suitable for the transcendental Lord, the supreme eternal, who is worshiped by the choicest verses.