हरिः पुरस्ताज्जगृहे पूर्वं देवास्ततो ऽभवन् ॥ २ ॥
purvam devas tato 'bhavan
harih-the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita; purastat-from the front; jagrhe-took; purvam-at first; devah-the demigods; tatah-thereafter; abhavan-took the front portion of Vasuki.
The Personality of Godhead, Ajita, grasped the front portion of the snake, and then the demigods followed.