Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.24.57
atīta-pralayāpāya
utthitāya sa vedhase
hatvāsuraḿ hayagrīvaḿ
vedān pratyāharad dhariḥ
SYNONYMS
atīta — passed; pralaya-apāye — at the end of the inundation; utthitāya — to bring him to his senses after sleeping; saḥ — the Supreme Lord; vedhase — unto Lord Brahmā; hatvā — after killing; asuram — the demon; hayagrīvam — by the name Hayagrīva; vedān — all the Vedic records; pratyāharat — delivered; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
At the end of the last inundation [during the period of Svāyambhuva Manu] the Supreme Personality of Godhead killed the demon named Hayagrīva and delivered all the Vedic literatures to Lord Brahmā when Lord Brahmā awakened from sleeping.
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