TEXT 22
nara-devatvam apannah
sura-karya-cikirsaya
samudra-nigrahadini
cakre viryany atah param
SYNONYMS
nara—human being; devatvam—divinity; apannah—having assumed the form of; sura—the demigods; karya—activities; cikirsaya—for the purpose of performing; samudra—the Indian Ocean; nigraha-adini—controlling, etc.; cakre—did perform; viryani—superhuman prowess; atah param—thereafter.