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matsyāśva-kacchapa-nṛsiṁha-varāha-haṁsa-
rājanya-vipra-vibudheṣu kṛtāvatāraḥ
tvaṁ pāsi nas tribhuvanaṁ ca tathādhuneśa
bhāraṁ bhuvo hara yadūttama vandanaṁ te
Synonyms
matsya—in the forms of a fish; asva—of a horse; kacchapa—of a tortoise; nṛsiṁha—of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; varaha—of a boar; haṁsa—of a swan; rājanya—of Lord Rāmacandra; vipra—of Lord Paraśurāma; vibudheṣu—and of Vāmanadeva; krta-avatarah—who have accepted incarnation; tvam—You; pāsi—please protect; nah—us demigods; tri-bhuvanam ca—and the three worlds; tatha—as well; adhunā—now; isa—O Lord; bharam—the burden; bhuvaḥ—of the universe; hara—kindly take away; yadu-uttama—O best of the Yadu dynasty; vandanam te—to You we offer our prayers. ¶
Translation
“ ‘O Lord of the universe, best of the Yadu dynasty, we are offering our prayers unto You mainly to diminish the heavy burden of the universe. Indeed, You diminished this burden formerly by incarnating in the form of a fish, a horse [Hayagrīva], a tortoise, a lion [Lord Nṛsiṁha], a boar [Lord Varāha] and a swan. You also incarnated as Lord Rāmacandra, Paraśurāma and Vāmana the dwarf. You have always protected us demigods and the universe in this way. Now please continue.' ¶
Purport
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.2.40). ¶