aho - alas; imam - this; paśyata - just see; me - of me; vināśam - falldown; tapasvinaḥ - who was such a great mystic performing austerity; sat-carita - of very good character, observing all necessary rules and regulations; vratasya - of one who has taken a vow strictly; antaḥ-jale - in the depths of the water; vāri-cara-prasaṅgāt - because of the affairs of the aquatics; pracyāvitam - fallen; brahma - from the activities of Brahman realization or austerity; ciram - for a long time; dhṛtam - executed; yat - which.

Alas! While practicing austerity, even within the depths of the water, and while observing all the rules and regulations practiced by saintly persons, I lost the results of my long austerities simply by association with the sexual affairs of fish. Everyone should observe this falldown and learn from it.