When the deities as well as Brahmā had ended thus, the Devarshis, headed by Vrihaspati, said,—"We bow down unto him—the creator of the cosmos devoid of difference—who is primæval, who is the Sacrificial Person, who is worthy of being extolled, and who is prior in birth to everything. O Worshipful one! O thou that art the Lord of Past and Future! O thou who hast the Universe for thy form! O undeteriorating one! Be propitious; and manifest thyself unto us who humble ourselves.

In plain words: After Brahma and the gods finish their prayer, the divine sages led by Vrihaspati (teacher of the gods) also praise Vishnu. They call him the first being, the creator, the one honored in every sacrifice and the lord of past and future. They humbly ask him to show himself to them.