SB 11.27.46
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 46
śiro mat-pādayoḥ kṛtvā
bāhubhyāṁ ca parasparam
prapannaṁ pāhi mām īśa
bhītaṁ mṛtyu-grahārṇavāt
SYNONYMS
śiraḥ—his head; mat-pādayoḥ—at My two feet; kṛtvā—placing; bāhubhyām—with the hands; ca—and; parasparam—together (grasping the feet of the Deity); prapannam—who am surrendered; pāhi—please protect; mām—me; īśa—O Lord; bhītam—afraid; mṛtyu—of death; graha—the mouth; arṇavāt—of this material ocean.
TRANSLATION
Placing his head at the feet of the Deity, he should then stand with folded hands before the Lord and pray, "O my Lord, please protect me, who am surrendered unto You. I am most fearful of this ocean of material existence, standing as I am in the mouth of death."