astame-the eighth of the incarnations; merudevyam tu-in the womb of Merudevi, the wife of; nabheh-King Nabhi; jatah-took birth; urukramah-the all-powerful Lord; darsayan-by showing; vartma-the way; dhiranam-of the perfect beings; sarva-all; asrama-orders of life; namaskrtam-honored by.