973. Before we grow frail and cough-worn,
Minds wandering, speech confused like the mad,
Let us bow to Him, our Lord and Father,
The dark-hued Radiance who churned the deepest ocean,
Let us worship Him at the sacred Badrinath.
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)