akshaih -- with dice; sabhayam -- in the royal court; kridantam -- playing; bhagavantam -- to the Personality of Godhead; bhaya -- with fear; aturah -- agitated; trahi trahi -- (they said) "Save us! Save us!"; tri -- three; loka -- of the worlds; isa -- O Lord; vahneh -- from the fire; pradahatah -- 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!"