Srimad Bhagavatam 8.24.8-9

[makarand]

TEXT 8

kālenāgata-nidrasya

dhātuḥ śiśayiṣor balī

mukhato niḥsṛtān vedān

hayagrīvo ’ntike ’harat

SYNONYMS

kālena—because of time (the end of Brahmā’s day); āgata-nidrasya—when he felt sleepy; dhātuḥ—of Brahmā; śiśayiṣoḥ—desiring to lie down to sleep; balī—very powerful; mukhataḥ—from the mouth; niḥsṛtān—emanating; vedān—the Vedic knowledge; hayagrīvaḥ—the great demon named Hayagrīva; antike—nearby; aharat—stole.

TRANSLATION

At the end of Brahmā’s day, when Brahmā felt sleepy and desired to lie down, the Vedas were emanating from his mouth, and the great demon named Hayagrīva stole the Vedic knowledge.

TEXT 9

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.