Text 23] The Appearance of the Demon Vrtrasura 115
bhavambudhir vatsa-padam param padam
padam padam yad vipadam na tesaim
The Lord’s lotus feet are an indestructible boat, and if one takes shelter
of that boat he can easily cross the ocean of nescience. Consequently
there are no dangers for a devotee although he lives within this material
world, which is full of dangers at every step. One should seek the shelter
of the all-powerful instead of trying to be protected by one’s own
concocted ideas.
TEXT 23
TAS Wat aw
ASAUET TAN BC
TTaBrary attatists TAT R31
yasyoru-srige jagatim sva-ndvam
manur yathdbadhya tatara durgam
sa eva nas tvastra-bhayad durantat
tratasritan varicaro ‘pi niinam
yasya—of whom; uru—very strong and high; srnge—on the horn:
Jagatim—in the form of the world; sva-naévam—his own boat; manuh—
Manu, King Satyavrata; yatha—just as; a@badhya—binding; tatara—
crossed; durgam—the very difficult to cross (inundation); sah—He (the
Supreme Personality of Godhead); eva—certainly; nah—us; tvdstra-
bhayat—from fear of the son of Tvasta; durantat—endless; trata—
deliverer; dsritan—dependents (like us); vari-carah api—although tak-
ing the form of a fish; niinam—indeed.
TRANSLATION
The Manu named King Satyavrata formerly saved himself by
tying the small boat of the entire world to the horn of the Matsya
avatara, the fish incarnation. By the grace of the Matsya avatara,
