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  "name":"SB 8.21.10",
  "h1":"SB 8.21.10",
  "label":"Text 10",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.10",
  "description":"\"This Vāmana is certainly not a brāhmaṇa but the best of cheaters, Lord Viṣṇu. Assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa, He has covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of the demigods."

} —

SB 8.21.10

Text

na vāyaṁ brahma-bandhur
viṣṇur māyāvināṁ varaḥ
dvija-rūpa-praticchanno
deva-kāryaṁ cikīrṣati

Synonyms

na—not; vā—either; ayam—this; brahma-bandhuḥ—Vāmanadeva, in the form of a brāhmaṇa; viṣṇuḥ—He is Lord Viṣṇu Himself; māyāvinām—of all cheaters; varaḥ—the greatest; dvija-rūpa—by assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa; praticchannaḥ—is disguised for the purpose of cheating; deva-kāryam—the interest of the demigods; cikīrṣati—He is trying for.

Translation

“This Vāmana is certainly not a brāhmaṇa but the best of cheaters, Lord Viṣṇu. Assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa, He has covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of the demigods.