SB 8.24.57

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation

SB 8.24.56 - SB 8.24.58

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 57

atīta-pralayāpāya

utthitāya sa vedhase

hatvāsuraṁ hayagrīvaṁ

vedān pratyāharad dhariḥ

SYNONYMS

atīta—passed; pralaya-apāye—at the end of the inundation; utthitāya—to bring him to his senses after sleeping; saḥ—the Supreme Lord; vedhase—unto Lord Brahmā; hatvā—after killing; asuram—the demon; hayagrīvam—by the name Hayagrīva; vedān—all the Vedic records; pratyāharat—delivered; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

At the end of the last inundation [during the period of Svāyambhuva Manu] the Supreme Personality of Godhead killed the demon named Hayagrīva and delivered all the Vedic literatures to Lord Brahmā when Lord Brahmā awakened from sleeping.

SB 8.24.56 - SB 8.24.58