SB 8.21.10
Devanāgarī
न वायं ब्रह्मबन्धुर्विष्णुर्मायाविनां वर: । द्विजरूपप्रतिच्छन्नो देवकार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥ १० ॥
Text
na vāyaṁ brahma-bandhur viṣṇur māyāvināṁ varaḥ dvija-rūpa-praticchanno deva-kāryaṁ cikīrṣati
Synonyms
na—not;vā—either;ayam—this;brahma-bandhuḥ—Vāmanadeva, in the form of abrāhmaṇa;viṣṇuḥ—He is Lord Viṣṇu Himself;māyāvinām—of all cheaters;varaḥ—the greatest;dvija-rūpa—by assuming the form of abrāhmaṇa;praticchannaḥ—is disguised for the purpose of cheating;deva-kāryam—the interest of the demigods;cikīrṣati—He is trying for.
Translation
“This Vāmana is certainly not a brāhmaṇa but the best of cheaters, Lord Viṣṇu. Assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa, He has covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of the demigods.
