tvam -- to You; isvaram -- the supreme controller; sva-asrayam -- self-contained; atma -- Your own; mayaya -- by the creative potency; vinirmita -- constructed; asesha -- unlimited; visesha -- particular; kalpanam -- arrangements; krida -- of playing; artham -- for the sake; adya -- now; atta -- taken on; manushya -- among humans; vigraham -- battle; natah -- bowed down; asmi -- I am; dhuryam -- to the greatest; yadu-vrishni-satvatam -- of the Yadu, Vrishni and Satvata dynasties.

I bow down to You, the supreme controller, who are dependent only on Yourself. By Your potency You have constructed the unlimited particular arrangements of this universe. Now you have appeared as the greatest hero among the Yadus, Vrishnis and Satvatas and have chosen to participate in human warfare.