Text 19]
Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations
155
dhānvantaram —the incarnation of Godhead named Dhanvantari;  dvādaśamam —the twelfth in the line;  trayodaśamam —the thirteenth in the line;  eva —certainly;  ca —and;  apāyayat —gave to drink;  surān —the demigods;  anyān —others;  mohinyā —by charming beauty;  mohayan —alluring;  striyā —in the form of a woman.
TRANSLATION
In the twelfth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Dhanvantari, and in the thirteenth He allured the atheists by the charming beauty of a woman and gave nectar to the demigods to drink.
TEXT 18
चतुर्दशं नारसिंहं बिभ्रदैत्येन्द्रमूर्जितम् । ददार करजैरुरावेरकां कटक्रद्यथा ॥१८॥
caturdaśam nārasiṁham   bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam   dadāra karajair ūrāv   erakām kaṭa-kṛd yathā
caturdaśam —the fourteenth in the line;  nārasiṁham —the incarnation of the Lord as half man and half lion;  bibhrat —advented;  daityendram —the king of the atheists;  ūrjitam —strongly built;  dadāra —bifurcated;  karajaih —by the nails;  ūrau —on the lap;  erakām —canes;  kaṭa-kṛt —carpenter;  yathā —just like.
TRANSLATION
In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiṁha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.
TEXT 19
पञ्चदशं वामनकं कृत्वागादध्वरं बलेः । पदत्रयं याचमानः प्रत्यादित्सुस्त्रिपिष्टपम् ॥१९॥