akṣaiḥ - with dice; sabhāyām - in the royal court; krīḍantam - playing; bhagavantam - to the Personality of Godhead; bhaya - with fear; āturāḥ - agitated; trāhi trāhi - (they said) 'Save us! Save us!'; tri - three; loka - of the worlds; īśa - O Lord; vahneḥ - from the fire; pradahataḥ - which is burning up; puram - the city.

Distraught with fear, the people cried out to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was then playing at dice in the royal court: “Save us! Save us, O Lord of the three worlds, from this fire burning up the city!”