apatya - of children; virahe - in separation; miśrera - of Jagannātha Miśra; duḥkhī - unhappy; haila - became; mana - mind; putra - son; lāgi' - for the matter of; ārādhila - worshiped; viṣṇura - of Lord Viṣṇu; caraṇa - lotus feet.

Jagannātha Miśra was very unhappy at the death of his children one after another. Therefore, desiring a son, he worshiped the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu.