SB 8.24.9

Devanāgarī

ज्ञात्वा तद् दानवेन्द्रस्य हयग्रीवस्य चेष्टितम् । दधार शफरीरूपं भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ॥ ९ ॥

Text

jñātvā tad dānavendrasya hayagrīvasya ceṣṭitam dadhāra śapharī-rūpaṁ bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ

Synonyms

jñātvā—after understanding;tat—that;dānava-indrasya—of the great demon;hayagrīvasya—of Hayagrīva;ceṣṭitam—activity;dadhāra—accepted;śapharī-rūpam—the form of a fish;bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;hariḥ—the Lord;īśvaraḥ—the supreme controller.

Translation

Understanding the acts of the great demon Hayagrīva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is full of all opulences, assumed the form of a fish and saved the Vedas by killing the demon.

Purport