SB 8.24.8

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

SB 8.24.7 - SB 8.24.9

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

kālenāgata-nidrasya

dhātuḥ śiśayiṣor balī

mukhato niḥsṛtān vedān

hayagrīvo 'ntike 'harat

SYNONYMS

kālena—because of time (the end of Brahmā's day); āgata-nidrasya—when he felt sleepy; dhātuḥ—of Brahmā; śiśayiṣoḥ—desiring to lie down to sleep; balī—very powerful; mukhataḥ—from the mouth; niḥsṛtān—emanating; vedān—the Vedic knowledge; hayagrīvaḥ—the great demon named Hayagrīva; antike—nearby; aharat—stole.

TRANSLATION

At the end of Brahmā's day, when Brahmā felt sleepy and desired to lie down, the Vedas were emanating from his mouth, and the great demon named Hayagrīva stole the Vedic knowledge.

SB 8.24.7 - SB 8.24.9