Text 27] The Appearance of the Demon Vrtrasura 119

-ca—and; tam—Him; eva—indeed; devam—the Supreme Lord:
vayam—all of us; atma-daivatam—the Lord of all living entities:
param—transcendental; pradhadnam—the original cause of the total ma-
terial energy; purusam—the supreme enjoyer; visvam—whose energy
constitutes this universe; anyam—separately situated; vrajama—we ap-
proach; sarve—all; saranam—shelter; saranyam—suitable as shelter:
svdnam—unto His own devotees; sah—He; nah—unto us: dhasyati—
shall give; Sam—good fortune; mahatma—the Supersoul.

TRANSLATION

By His inconceivable internal potency, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead expands into various transcendental bodies as
Vamanadeva, the incarnation of strength among the demigods;
Parasurama, the incarnation among saints; Nrsimmhadeva and
Varaha, incarnations among animals; and Matsya and Karma, in-
carnations among aquatics. He accepts various transcendental
bodies among all types of living entities, and among human beings
He especially appears as Lord Krsna and Lord Rama. By His cause-
less mercy, He protects the demigods, who are always harassed by
the demons. He is the supreme worshipable Deity of all living en-
tities. He is the supreme cause, represented as the male and female
creative energies. Although different from this universe, He exists
in His universal form [virata-ripa]. 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, Visnu, is ascer-
tained to be the original cause of creation. Sridhara Svami, in his com-
mentary Bhavartha-dipika, replies to the idea that prakrti and purusa
are the causes of the cosmic manifestation. As stated herein, param
pradhaénam purusam visvam anyam: “He is the supreme cause. repre-
sented as the male and female creative energies. Although different from
this universe, He exists in His universal form [virata-riipa].”” The word
prakrti, which is used to indicate the source of generation, refers to the
material energy of the Supreme Lord, and the word purusa refers to the
