Text 19] Krsna Is the Source of All Incarnations 155

dhanvantaram—the incarnation of Godhead named Dhanvantari;
dvadasamam—the twelfth in the line; trayodasamam—the thirteenth in the
line; eva—certainly; ca—and; apayayat—gave to drink; suran—the demigods;
anyan—others; mohinya—by charming beauty; mohayan—alluring; striya—
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

ada ante fawecerafiay |
SR RASTA | HHT 112

caturdasgam ndrasimharn
bibhrad daityendram iirjitam
dadara karajair iirav
erakam kata-krd yatha

caturdasam—the fourteenth in the line; ndrasimham—the incarnation of
the Lord as half man and half lion; bibhrat—advented; daityendram—the
king of the atheists; irjitam—strongly built; dadara—bifurcated; karajaih—
by the nails; zrau—on the lap; erakam—canes; kata-krt—carpenter; yatha—
just like.

TRANSLATION

In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nrsimha and
bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiranyakasipu with His nails,
just as a carpenter pierces cane.

TEXT 19

qt AMAR FATAL TW |
qaad aaa: Temeeafafrery 1231
