Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 19 Verse 30

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 19: Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.19.30

śrī-śukra uvāca

eṣa vairocane sākṣād

bhagavān viṣṇur avyayaḥ

kaśyapād aditer jāto

devānāḿ kārya-sādhakaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukraḥ uvāca — Śukrācārya said; eṣaḥ — this (boy in the form of a dwarf); vairocane — O son of Virocana; sākṣāt — directly; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; viṣṇuḥ — Lord Viṣṇu; avyayaḥ — without deterioration; kaśyapāt — from His father, Kaśyapa; aditeḥ — in the womb of His mother, Aditi; jātaḥ — was born; devānām — of the demigods; kārya-sādhakaḥ — working in the interest.

TRANSLATION

Śukrācārya said: O son of Virocana, this brahmacārī in the form of a dwarf is directly the imperishable Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. Accepting Kaśyapa Muni as His father and Aditi as His mother, He has now appeared in order to fulfill the interests of the demigods.

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