46 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

TEXT 22

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a Wageat aaitatar:
AMON ITA BT Rl

puraiva pumsdvadhrto dhard-jvaro
bhavadbhir amsair yadusiipajanyatam

sa yavad urvyé bharam isvaresvarah
sva-kdla-saktya ksapayams cared bhuvi

purd—even before this; eva—indeed; pummsd—by the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; avadhrtah—was certainly known; dhard-jvarah—
the distress on the earth; bhavadbhih—by your good selves; armsaih—
expanding as plenary portions; yadusu—in the family of King Yadu;
upajanyatam—take your birth and appear there; sah—He (the Supreme
Personality of Godhead); ydévat—as long as; urvyéh—of the earth;
bharam—the burden; iSvara-ifvarah—the Lord of lords; sva-kdla-
Saktya—by His own potency the time factor; ksapayan—diminishing;
caret—should move; bhuvi—on the surface of the earth.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma informed the demigods: Before we submitted our
petition to the Lord, He was already aware of the distress on earth.
Consequently, for as long as the Lord moves on earth to diminish
its burden by His own potency in the form of time, all of you
demigods should appear through plenary portions as sons and
grandsons in the family of the Yadus.

PURPORT
As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.39):

ramddi-mirtisu kala-niyamena tisthan
ndnavatadram akarod bhuvanesu kintu
