tah -- they, the wives of Kaliya; tam -- to Him; su-vigna -- very much agitated; manasah -- their minds; atha -- then; purah-krita -- placing in front; arbhah -- their children; kayam -- their bodies; nidhaya -- putting; bhuvi -- upon the ground; bhuta-patim -- to the Lord of all creatures; pranemuh -- they bowed down; sadhvyah -- the saintly ladies; krita-anjali-putah -- folding their hands in supplication; samalasya -- who was sinful; bhartuh -- of their husband; moksha -- the liberation; ipsavah -- desiring; sarana-dam -- He who grants shelter; saranam -- for shelter; prapannah -- they approached.

Their minds very much disturbed, those saintly ladies placed their children before them and then bowed down to the Lord of all creatures, laying their bodies flat upon the ground. They desired the liberation of their sinful husband and the shelter of the Supreme Lord, the giver of ultimate shelter, and thus they folded their hands in supplication and approached Him.