tvam eva purva-sarge 'bhuh
sri-bhagavan uvaca-the Supreme Personality of Godhead said to Devaki; tvam-you; eva-indeed; purva-sarge-in a previous millennium; abhuh-became; prsnih-by the name Prsni; svayambhuve-the millennium of Svayambhuva Manu; sati-O supremely chaste; tada-at that time; ayam-Vasudeva; sutapa-Sutapa; nama-by the name; prajapatih-a Prajapati; akalmasah-a spotlessly pious person.