Text 38] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 247
Me when I descend in the human form.” Whenever the Lord appears,
whether as a fish, a tortoise, a hog or any other form, one skould under-
stand that He maintains His transcendental position and that His only
business, as stated here, is hatvad—to kill the demons. The Lord appears
in order to protect the devotees and kill the demons (paritréndya
sadhiinam vindsaya ca duskrtam). Since the demons are always ready to
oppose Vedic civilization, they are sure to be killed by the transcendental
form of the Lord.
TEXT 38
A S
mi ahaaigaaraat-
wtaary freee ae srarerett ar |
at wage wie sae
TA: Hot eAaaIMsA aA |13cII
ittham nr-tiryag-rsi-deva-jhasavatarair
lokdn vibhavayasi hamsi jagat pratipan
dharmam mahda-purusa pasi yugdnuvrttam
channah kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo ‘tha sa tvam
ittham—in this way; nr—like a human being (such as Lord Krsna and
Lord Ramacandra); tiryak—like animals (such as the boar); rsi—as a
great saint (Parasurama); deva—as demigods; jhasa—as an aquatic
(such as the fish and tortoise); avataraih—by such different incarna-
tions; lokan—all the different planetary systems; vibhdvayasi—You
protect; harisi—You (sometimes) kill; jagat pratipén—persons who
have simply created trouble in this world; dharmam—the principles of
religion; mahd-purusa—O great personality; pasi—You protect; yuga-
anuvrttam—according to the different millenniums; channah—
covered; kalau—in the age of Kali; yat—since; abhavah—have been
(and will be in the future); tri-yugah—named Triyuga; atha—
therefore; sah—the same personality; tvam—You.
TRANSLATION
In this way, my Lord, You appear in various incarnations as a

human being, an animal, a great saint, a demigod, a fish or a
