Text 9] Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation 231

kdlendgata-nidrasya
dhatuh sisayisor bali

mukhato nihsrtan vedan
hayagrivo ’ntike "harat

kdlena—because of time (the end of Brahma’s day); dgata-
nidrasya—when he felt sleepy; dhatuh—of Brahma; sisayisoh—desir-
ing to lie down to sleep; bali—very powerful; mukhatah—from the
mouth;  nihsrtan—emanating; veddn—the Vedic knowledge;
hayagrivah—the great demon named Hayagriva; antike—nearby;
aharat—stole.

TRANSLATION

At the end of Brahma’s day, when Brahma felt sleepy and
desired to lie down, the Vedas were emanating from his mouth,
and the great demon named Hayagriva stole the Vedic knowledge.

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Jfidtva tad danavendrasya
hayagrivasya cestitam

dadhara Saphari-ripam
bhagavan harir isvarah

jiatud—after understanding; tat—that; ddnava-indrasya—of the
great demon; hayagrivasya—of MHayagriva; cestitam—activity;
dadhéra—accepted; Saphari-ripam—the form of a fish; bhagavan—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harih—the Lord; isvarah—the
supreme controller.

TRANSLATION

Understanding the acts of the great demon Hayagriva, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is full of all opu-
lences, assumed the form of a fish and saved the Vedas by killing
the demon.
