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SB 8.24.57

Devanāgarī

अतीतप्रलयापाय उत्थिताय स वेधसे । हत्वासुरं हयग्रीवं वेदान् प्रत्याहरद्धरि: ॥ ५७ ॥

Text

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.

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