evam sva-karma-patitam bhava-vaitaranyam
anyonya-janma-maranasana-bhita-bhitam
pasyan janam sva-para-vigraha-vaira-maitram
hanteti paracara piprhi mudham adya
evam-in this way; sva-karma-patitam-fallen because of the reactions of one's own material activities; bhava-compared to the world of nescience (birth, death, old age and disease); vaitaranyam-in the river known as Vaitarani (which lies in front of the doorway of Yamaraja, the superintendant of death); anyah anya-one after another; janma-birth; marana-death; asana-different types of eating; bhita-bhitam-being exceedingly afraid; pasyan-seeing; janam-the living entity; sva-one's own; para-of others; vigraha-in the body; vaira-maitram-considering friendship and enmity; hanta-alas; iti-in this way; paracara-O You, who are on the other side of the river of death; piprhi-kindly save us all (from this dangerous condition); mudham-we are all foolish, bereft of spiritual knowledge; adya-today (because You are personally present here).