Text 40] The Appearance of the Demon Vrtrasura 137

distributed throughout the three worlds; tri-nayana—O maintainer and
seer of the three worlds; tri-loka-manohara-anubhava—O You who are
perceived as the most beautiful within the three worlds; tava—of You;
eva—certainly; vibhiitayah—the expansions of energy; diti-ja-danu-ja-
Gdayah—the demoniac sons of Diti, and the Danavas, another type of
demon; ca—and; api—also (the human beings); tesaém—of all of them:
upakrama-samayah—the time of enterprise; ayam—this; iti—thus;
sva-dtma-mayaya—by Your own energy; sura-nara-mrga-misrita-
Jalacara-akrtibhih—with different forms like those of the demigods,
human beings, animals, mixtures and aquatics (the incarnations
Vamana, Lord Ramacandra, Krsna, Varaha, Hayagriva, Nrsirnha. Matsya
and Karma); yatha-aparddham—according to their offenses; dan-
dam—punishment; danda-dhara—O supreme chastiser; dadhartha—
You awarded; evam—thus; enam—this one (Vrtrasura); api—also;
bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; jahi—kill; tvastram—
the son of Tvastaé; uta—indeed; yadi manyase—if You think it proper.

TRANSLATION
O Lord, O personified three worlds, father of the three worlds!

O strength of the three worlds, in the form of the Vamana incarna-
tion! O three-eyed form of Nrsimhadeva! O most beautiful person
within the three worlds! Everything and everyone, including
human beings and even the Daitya demons and the Danavas, is but
an expansion of Your energy. O supremely powerful one, You have
always appeared in Your forms as the various incarnations to
punish the demons as soon as they become very powerful. You ap-
pear as Lord Vamanadeva, Lord Rama and Lord Krsna. You appear
sometimes as an animal like Lord Boar, sometimes a mixed incar-
nation like Lord Nrsirnhadeva and Lord Hayagriva, and sometimes
an aquatic like Lord Fis) and Lord Tortoise. Assuming such
various forms, You have always punished the demons and Danavas.
We therefore pray that Your Lordship appear today as another in-
carnation, if You so desire, to kill the great demon Vrtrasura.

PURPORT

There are two kinds of devotees, known as sakama and akama. Pure
devotees are akdma, whereas devotees in the upper planetary systems.
