यत्नेषु सर्वेष्वपि नावकेशी केशी स भोजेशितुरिष्टबन्धु: । त्वां सिन्धुजावाप्य इतीव मत्वा सम्प्राप्तवान् सिन्धुजवाजिरूप: ॥१॥

यत्नेषुin (even all his) attemptsसर्वेषु-अपिall evenन-अवकेशीnot unsuccessfulकेशी सthat Keshiभोज-ईशितु:-of the Bhoja king (Kansa's)इष्ट-बन्धु:a close friendत्वाम्Theeसिन्धुजा-अवाप्यby the ocean born Laxmi attainableइति-इव मत्वाthus as if thinkingसम्प्राप्तवान्approached (Thee)सिन्धुज-(as) born of the Sindhu landवाजि-रूप:in horse form

A close friend of the Bhoja king Kansa, Keshi was never unsuccessful in any of his attempts. He took the form of a horse from the land of Sindhu, thinking that Thou were easily accessible to those born off Sindhu (ocean) as Thou are to Laxmi Devi.