mahā-haṁsāya dhīmahi

ap-bhaksah-drinking only water; katicit masan-for some months; katicit-for some; vayu-bhojanah-merely breathing, or eating air; aradhayan-worshiped; mantram imam-this mantra, which is nondifferent from Narayana; abhyasyantah-practicing; idah-patim-the master of all mantras, Lord Visnu; om-O Lord; namah-respectful obeisances; narayanaya-unto Lord Narayana; purusaya-the Supreme Person; maha-atmane-the exalted Supersoul; visuddha-sattva-dhisnyaya-who is always situated in the transcendental abode; maha-hamsaya-the great swanlike Personality of Godhead; dhimahi-we always offer.