Text 27] The Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
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ca —and;  tam —Him;  eva —indeed;  devam —the Supreme Lord:  vayam —all of us;  ātma-daivatam —the Lord of all living entities;  param —transcendental;  pradhānam —the original cause of the total material energy;  puruṣam —the supreme enjoyer;  viśvam —whose energy constitutes this universe;  anyam —separately situated;  vrajāma —we approach;  sarve —all;  śaraṇam —shelter;  śaraṇyam —suitable as shelter;  svānām —unto His own devotees;  saḥ —He;  naḥ —unto us;  dhāsyati —shall give;  śam —good fortune;  mahātmā —the Supersoul.
TRANSLATION
By His inconceivable internal potency, the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands into various transcendental bodies as Vāmanadeva, the incarnation of strength among the demigods; Paraśurāma, the incarnation among saints; Nṛsiṁhadeva and Varāha, incarnations among animals; and Matsya and Kūrma, incarnations among aquatics. He accepts various transcendental bodies among all types of living entities, and among human beings. He especially appears as Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Rāma. By His causeless mercy, He protects the demigods, who are always harassed by the demons. He is the supreme worshipable Deity of all living entities. He is the supreme cause, represented as the male and female creative energies. Although different from this universe, He exists in His universal form [ virāṭa-rūpa ]. In our fearful condition, let us take shelter of Him, for we are sure that the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Soul, will give us His protection.
PURPORT
In this verse, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, is ascertained to be the original cause of creation. Śrīdhara Svāmī, in his commentary  Bhāvārtha-dīpikā , replies to the idea that  prakṛti  and  puruṣa  are the causes of the cosmic manifestation. As stated herein,  paraṁ pradhānaṁ puruṣaṁ viśvam anyam : “He is the supreme cause. represented as the male and female creative energies. Although different from this universe, He exists in His universal form [ virāṭa-rūpa ].” The word  prakṛti , which is used to indicate the source of generation, refers to the material energy of the Supreme Lord, and the word  puruṣa  refers to the