O Ocean of mercy! The animal world is Thy lower-back and the elephants camels and horses are the nails of Thy feet. Time is Thy movement. The four varnas -Brahmins, Kshatriyaa, Vaishyaa and Shoodraas originated from Thy lotus face, hands, charming thighs and feet, respectively.
Meaning of the Sanskrit Words
श्रोणी: -स्थल - (Thy) lower-back
मृगगणा: - forms the animal world
पदयो: - नखा: - ते - the nails of Thy feet
हस्ति-उष्ट्र-सैम्धव-मुखा: - are the animals like elephants, camels, horses etc.
गमनं तु काल: - (Thy) movement is Time
विप्र-आदि-वर्ण-भवनं - Brahmins and the other Varnas ensue from
वदन-आब्ज-बाहु-चारु-उरु-युग्म-चरणं - (Thy) lotus face,arms, charming thighs and feet
करुणा-अम्बुधे ते - of Thee, O Ocean of mercy
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