हरि: पुरस्ताज्जगृहे पूर्वं देवास्ततोऽभवन् ॥ २ ॥
harih purastaj jagrhe purvam devas tato ’bhavan
- harih
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita
- purastat
- from the front
- jagrhe
- took
- purvam
- at first
- devah
- the demigods
- tatah
- thereafter
- abhavan
- took the front portion of Vasuki.
The Personality of Godhead, Ajita, grasped the front portion of the snake, and then the demigods followed.