Devanagari
हरि: पुरस्ताज्जगृहे पूर्वं देवास्ततोऽभवन् ॥ २ ॥
Verse text
hariḥ purastāj jagṛhe
pūrvaṁ devās tato ’bhavan
Synonyms
hariḥ
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita
;
purastāt
—
from the front
;
jagṛhe
—
took
;
pūrvam
—
at first
;
devāḥ
—
the demigods
;
tataḥ
—
thereafter
;
abhavan
—
took the front portion of Vāsuki .
Translation
The Personality of Godhead, Ajita, grasped the front portion of the snake, and then the demigods followed.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Ajita first grasped the head portion of the snake and the devatās followed.
In order to make the demons take the head portion with poison, the Lord first grasped this portion. The devatās also grasped this portion.