rājāna ūcuḥ
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇāprameyātman
prapanna-bhaya-bhañjana
vayaḿ tvāḿ śaraṇaḿ yāmo
bhava-bhītāḥ pṛthag-dhiyaḥ
rajanah -- the kings; ucuh -- said; krishna krishna -- O Krishna, Krishna; aprameya-atman -- O immeasurable Soul; prapanna -- of those who are surrendered; bhaya -- the fear; bhanjana -- O You who destroy; vayam -- we; tvam -- to You; saranam -- for shelter; yamah -- have come; bhava -- of material existence; bhitah -- afraid; prithak -- separate; dhiyah -- whose mentality.
The kings said [as related through their messenger]: O Krishna, Krishna, O immeasurable Soul, destroyer of fear for those surrendered to You ! Despite our separatist attitude, we have come to You for shelter out of fear of material existence.
Sridhara Svami explains that the kings present their entreaty in this and the following five verses. In this verse they take shelter of the Lord, in the next three verses they describe their fear, and in the last two verses they make their prayerful request.
