जीर्णा तरिः

जीर्णा तरिः सरिदियं च गभीरनीरा
    नक्राकुला वहति वायुरतिप्रचंडः ।
तार्या स्त्रियश्च शिशवश्च तथैव वृद्धाः
    तत्कर्णधारभुजयोर्बलमाश्रयामः ॥

jIrNA tariH sarit iyam cha gabhIranIrA
    nakrAkulA vahati vAyuH ati prachanDaH ।
tAryA striyaScha shishavashcha, tathaiva vRuddhAH
    tatkarNadhAra bhujayoH balam AshrayAmaH ॥

The boat is broken. The river (of samsaara) is deep. There are dangerous crocodiles in the river and storm is raging. We have to get the women, children and old people across. So, let us rely on the prowess of the boatman (Krishna).