ka esa yo 'sav aham abja-prstha
etat kuto vabjam ananyad apsu
asti hy adhastad iha kincanaitad
adhisthitam yatra sata nu bhavyam
kah-who; esah-this; yah asau aham-that I am; abja-prsthe-on top of the lotus; etat-this; kutah-wherefrom; va-either; abjam-lotus flower; ananyat-otherwise; apsu-in the water; asti-there is; hi-certainly; adhastat-from below; iha-in this; kincana-anything; na-not; etat-this; adhisthitam-situated; yatra-wherein; sata-automatically; nu-or not; bhavyam-must be.