tvaḿ naḥ paramakaḿ daivaḿ
tvaḿ na indro jagat-pate
bhavāya bhava go-vipra
devānāḿ ye ca sādhavaḥ
tvam -- You; nah -- our; paramakam -- supreme; daivam -- worshipable Deity; tvam -- You; nah -- our; indrah -- Lord Indra; jagat-pate -- O master of the universe; bhavaya -- for the welfare; bhava -- please be; go -- of the cows; vipra -- the brahmanas; devanam -- and the demigods; ye -- who; ca -- and; sadhavah -- saintly persons.
You are our worshipable Deity. Therefore, O Lord of the universe, for the benefit of the cows, the brahmanas, the demigods and all other saintly persons, please become our Indra.
The Supreme Lord is self-sufficient: He can do everything Himself. The Lord appointed one of His innumerable children to the position of Indra, the lord of the cosmic heaven. But Indra abused his authority, and now Surabhi requests Lord Krishna, the Absolute Truth, to directly become her Lord, her Indra. We should carefully perform our duties without false pride; thus we will not become obsolete and embarrassed, as in the present case of King Indra, who actually attacked Lord Krishna and His Vrindavana devotees.
