Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.23
itthaḿ saśiṣyeṣu bhṛguṣv anekadhā
vitarkyamāṇo bhagavān sa vāmanaḥ
chatraḿ sadaṇḍaḿ sajalaḿ kamaṇḍaluḿ
viveśa bibhrad dhayamedha-vāṭam
SYNONYMS
ittham — in this way; sa-śiṣyeṣu — with their disciples; bhṛguṣu — among the Bhṛgus; anekadhā — in many ways; vitarkyamāṇaḥ — being talked and argued about; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; saḥ — that; vāmanaḥ — Lord Vāmana; chatram — umbrella; sadaṇḍam — with the rod; sa-jalam — filled with water; kamaṇḍalum — waterpot; viveśa — entered; bibhrat — taking in hand; hayamedha — of the aśvamedha sacrifice; vāṭam — the arena.
TRANSLATION
While the priests of the Bhṛgu dynasty and their disciples talked and argued in various ways, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāmanadeva, holding in His hands the rod, the umbrella and a waterpot full of water, entered the arena of the aśvamedha sacrifice.
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