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Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation
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kālenāgata-nidrasya dhātuḥ śiśayiṣor balī mukhato niḥsṛtān vedān hayagrīvo 'ntike 'harat
kālena —because of time (the end of Brahmā's day);  āgata-nidrasya —when he felt sleepy;  dhātuḥ —of Brahmā;  śiśayiṣoh —desiring to lie down to sleep;  balī —very powerful;  mukhataḥ —from the mouth;  niḥsṛtān —emanating;  vedān —the Vedic knowledge;  hayagrīvaḥ —the great demon named Hayagrīva;  antike —nearby;  aharat —stole.
TRANSLATION
At the end of Brahmā's day, when Brahmā felt sleepy and desired to lie down, the Vedas were emanating from his mouth, and the great demon named Hayagrīva stole the Vedic knowledge.
TEXT 9
ज्ञात्वा तद् दानवेन्द्रस्य हयग्रीवस्य चेष्टितम् । दधार शफरीरूपं भगवान् हरिरीश्वरः ॥ ९ ॥
jñātvā tad dānavendrasya hayagrīvasya ceṣṭitam dadhāra śapharī-rūpam bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
jñātvā —after understanding;  tat —that;  dānava-indrasya —of the great demon;  hayagrīvasya —of Hayagrīva;  ceṣṭitam —activity;  dadhāra —accepted;  śapharī-rūpam —the form of a fish;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  hariḥ —the Lord;  īśvaraḥ —the supreme controller.
TRANSLATION
Understanding the acts of the great demon Hayagrīva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is full of all opulences, assumed the form of a fish and saved the Vedas by killing the demon.