deva devyā vidhīyatām

yat-because; okah-the dwelling place; sarva-for all; bhutanam-living entities; mahi-the earth; magna-merged; maha-ambhasi-in the great water; asyah-of this; uddharane-in the lifting; yatnah-attempt; deva-O master of the demigods; devyah-of this earth; vidhiyatam-let it be done.