bāhuṣu - the arms; chidyamāneṣu - as they were being severed; bāṇasya - of Bāṇāsura; bhagavān bhavaḥ - the great Lord Śiva; bhakta - toward his devotee; anukampī - compassionate; upavrajya - approaching; cakra-āyudham - to Lord Kṛṣṇa, wielder of the disc weapon; abhāṣata - he spoke.

Lord Śiva felt compassion for his devotee Bāṇāsura, whose arms were being cut off, and thus he approached Lord Cakrāyudha [Kṛṣṇa] and spoke to Him as follows.