nabhir apatya-kamo 'prajaya merudevya bhagavantam
yajna-purusam avahitatmayajata.
sri-sukah uvaca-Sukadeva Gosvami said; nabhih-the son of Maharaja Agnidhra; apatya-kamah-desiring to have sons; aprajaya-who had not given birth to any children; merudevya-with Merudevi; bhagavantam-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yajna-purusam-Lord Visnu, the master and enjoyer of all performances of sacrifice; avahita-atma-with great attention; ayajata-offered prayers and worshiped.