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अथाख्याहि हरेर्धीमन्न् अवतारकथाः शुभाः ।
लीला विदधतः स्वैरम् ईश्वरस्यात्ममायया ॥ १८ ॥

athakhyahi harer dhimann

avatara-kathah subhah

lila vidadhatah svairam

isvarasyatma-mayaya

atha-therefore; akhyahi-describe; hareh-of the Lord; dhiman-O sagacious one; avatara-incarnations; kathah-narratives; subhah-auspicious; lila-adventures; vidadhatah-performed; svairam-pastimes; isvarasya-the supreme controller's; atma-personal; mayaya-energies.