Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Daily Reading: Srimad Bhagavatam page-63


SB 1.3.17

dhānvantaraṁ dvādaśamaṁ
 trayodaśamam eva ca
apāyayat surān anyān
 mohinyā mohayan striyā
Translation: 
In the twelfth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Dhanvantari, and in the thirteenth He allured the atheists by the charming beauty of a woman and gave nectar to the demigods to drink.

SB 1.3.18

caturdaśaṁ nārasiṁhaṁ
 bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam
dadāra karajair ūrāv
 erakāṁ kaṭa-kṛd yathā
Translation: 
In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiṁha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.


SB 1.3.19

pañcadaśaṁ vāmanakaṁ
 kṛtvāgād adhvaraṁ baleḥ
pada-trayaṁ yācamānaḥ
 pratyāditsus tri-piṣṭapam
Translation: 
In the fifteenth incarnation, the Lord assumed the form of a dwarf brāhmaṇa [Vāmana] and visited the arena of sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Bali. Although at heart He was willing to regain the kingdom of the three planetary systems, He simply asked for a donation of three steps of land.
Purport: 
The almighty God can bestow upon anyone the kingdom of the universe from a very small beginning, and similarly He can take away the kingdom of the universe on the plea of begging a small piece of land.

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