SB 8.21.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

न वायं ब्रह्मबन्धुर् विष्णुर्मायाविनां वरः ।
द्विजरूपप्रतिच्छन्नो देवकार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥ १० ॥

na vayam brahma-bandhur

visnur mayavinam varah

dvija-rupa-praticchanno

deva-karyam cikirsati

na-not; va-either; ayam-this; brahma-bandhuh-Vamanadeva, in the form of a brahmana; visnuh-He is Lord Visnu Himself; mayavinam-of all cheaters; varah-the greatest; dvija-rupa-by assuming the form of a brahmana; praticchannah-is disguised for the purpose of cheating; deva-karyam-the interest of the demigods; cikirsati-He is trying for.

TRANSLATION

"This Vamana is certainly not a brahmana but the best of cheaters, Lord Visnu. Assuming the form of a brahmana, He has covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of the demigods.

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