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