SB 10.50.9

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā

SB 10.50.8

SB 10.50.10

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 9

etad-artho 'vatāro 'yaṁ
bhū-bhāra-haraṇāya me
saṁrakṣaṇāya sādhūnāṁ
kṛto 'nyeṣāṁ vadhāya ca

SYNONYMS

etat—for this; arthaḥ—purpose; avatāraḥ—descent; ayam—this; bhū—of the earth; bhāra—the burden; haraṇāya—for removing; me—by Me; saṁrakṣaṇāya—for the complete protection; sādhūnām—of the saintly; kṛtaḥ—done; anyeṣām—of others (the nonsaintly); vadhāya—for killing; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

This is the purpose of My present incarnation—to relieve the earth of its burden, protect the pious and kill the impious.