yasya - whose; aṅghri - of the feet; paṅkaja - lotus; rajaḥ - with the dust; snapanam - bathing; mahāntaḥ - great souls; vāñchanti - hanker after; umā-patiḥ - Lord Śiva, husband of Goddess Umā; iva - just as; ātma - their own; tamaḥ - of the ignorance; apahatyai - to vanquish; yarhi - when; ambuja-akṣa - O lotus-eyed one; na labheya - I cannot obtain; bhavat - Your; prasādam - mercy; jahyām - I should give up; asūn - my life airs; vrata - by austere penances; kṛśān - weakened; śata - hundreds; janmabhiḥ - after lifetimes; syāt - it may be.

O lotus-eyed one, great souls like Lord Śiva hanker to bathe in the dust of Your lotus feet and thereby destroy their ignorance. If I cannot obtain Your mercy, I shall simply give up my vital force, which will have become weak from the severe penances I will perform. Then, after hundreds of lifetimes of endeavor, I may obtain Your mercy.