Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb
मत्स्याश्वकच्छपनृसिंहवराहहंस- राजन्यविप्रविबुधेषु कृतावतार: । त्वं पासि नस्त्रिभुवनं च यथाधुनेश भारं भुवो हर यदूत्तम वन्दनं ते ॥ ४० ॥
Transliteration
matsyāśva-kacchapa-nṛsiṁha-varāha-haṁsa- rājanya-vipra-vibudheṣu kṛtāvatāraḥ tvaṁ pāsi nas tri-bhuvanaṁ ca yathādhuneśa bhāraṁ bhuvo hara yadūttama vandanaṁ te
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
matsya — the fish incarnation; aśva — the horse incarnation; kacchapa — the tortoise incarnation; nṛsiṁha — the Narasiṁha incarnation; varāha — the Varāha incarnation; haṁsa — the swan incarnation; rājanya — incarnations as Lord Rāmacandra and other kṣatriyas; vipra — incarnations as brāhmaṇas like Vāmanadeva; vibudheṣu — among the demigods; kṛta-avatāraḥ — appeared as incarnations; tvam — Your Lordship; pāsi — please save; naḥ — us; tri-bhuvanam ca — and the three worlds; yathā — as well as; adhunā — now; īśa — O Supreme Lord; bhāram — burden; bhuvaḥ — of the earth; hara — please diminish; yadu-uttama — O Lord Kṛṣṇa, best of the Yadus; vandanam te — we offer our prayers unto You.
Translation
“O supreme controller, Your Lordship previously accepted incarnations as a fish, a horse, a tortoise, Narasiṁhadeva, a boar, a swan, Lord Rāmacandra, Paraśurāma and, among the demigods, Vāmanadeva, to protect the entire world by Your mercy. Now please protect us again by Your mercy by diminishing the disturbances in this world. O Kṛṣṇa, best of the Yadus, we respectfully offer our obeisances unto You.”