Devanagari
निबध्य नावं तच्छृङ्गे यथोक्तो हरिणा पुरा ।
वरत्रेणाहिना तुष्टस्तुष्टाव मधुसूदनम् ॥ ४५ ॥
Verse text
nibadhya nāvaṁ tac-chṛṅge
yathokto hariṇā purā
varatreṇāhinā tuṣṭas
tuṣṭāva madhusūdanam
Synonyms
nibadhya
—
anchoring
;
nāvam
—
the boat
;
tat
—
śṛṅge — onto the horn of the big fish
;
yathā
—
uktaḥ — as advised
;
hariṇā
—
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
;
purā
—
before
;
varatreṇa
—
used as a rope
;
ahinā
—
by the great serpent (of the name Vāsuki)
;
tuṣṭaḥ
—
being pleased
;
tuṣṭāva
—
he satisfied
;
madhusūdanam
—
the Supreme Lord, the killer of Madhu .
Translation
Following the instructions formerly given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the King anchored the boat to the fish’s horn, using the serpent Vāsuki as a rope. Thus being satisfied, he began offering prayers to the Lord.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Following the instructions formerly given by the Lord, the King anchored the boat to the fish's horn, using the serpent Vāsuki as a rope. Thus being satisfied, he offered prayers to the Lord.
Varatrena means “by a rope.”