tam mopayatam pratiyantu vipra
gaṅga ca devi dhrta-cittam ise
dvijopasrstah kuhakas taksako va
dasatv alam gayata visnu-gathah
tam-for that reason; ma-me; upayatam-taken shelter of; pratiyantu-just accept me; viprah-O brahmanas; gaṅga-mother Ganges; ca-also; devi-direct representative of the Lord; dhrta-taken into; cittam-heart; ise-unto the Lord; dvija-upasrstah-created by the brahmana; kuhakah-something magical; taksakah-the snake-bird; va-either; dasatu-let it bite; alam-without further delay; gayata-please go on singing; visnu-gathah-narration of the deeds of Visnu.