stavaih -- with prayers from the scriptures; ucca-avacaih -- of greater and lesser varieties; stotraih -- and with prayers written by human authors; pauranaih -- from the Puranas; prakritaih -- from ordinary sources; api -- also; stutva -- thus praying to the Lord; prasida -- please show Your mercy; bhagavan -- O Lord; iti -- thus saying; vandeta -- one should pay homage; danda-vat -- falling down on the ground like a rod.

The devotee should offer homage to the Lord with all kinds of hymns and prayers, both from the Puranas and from other ancient scriptures, and also from ordinary traditions. Praying, "O Lord, please be merciful to me! "he should fall down flat like a rod to offer his obeisances.