1.7

sankarsanah karana-toya-sayi

garbhoda-sayi ca payobdhi-sayi

sesas ca yasyamsa-kalah sa nitya-

nandakhya-ramah saranam mamastu

SYNONYMS

sankarsanah—Maha-Sankarsana in the spiritual sky; karana-toya-sayi—Karanodakasayi Visnu, who lies in the Causal Ocean; garbha-uda-sayi—Garbhodakasayi Visnu, who lies in the Garbhodaka Ocean of the universe; ca—and; payah-abdhi-sayi—Ksirodakasayi Visnu, who lies in the ocean of milk; sesah—Sesa Naga, the couch of Visnu; ca—and; yasya—whose; amsa—plenary portions; kalah—and parts of the plenary portions; sah—He; nityananda-akhya—known as Lord Nityananda; ramah—Lord Balarama; saranam—shelter; mama—my; astu—let there be.

May Sri Nityananda Rama be the object of my constant remembrance.

Sankarsana, Sesa Naga and the Visnus who lie on the Karana Ocean, Garbha Ocean and ocean of milk are His plenary portions and the portions of His plenary portions.