Text 57

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atīta-pralayāpāya
utthitāya sa vedhase
hatvāsuraṁ hayagrīvaṁ
vedān pratyāharad dhariḥ

Synonyms

atīta—passed; pralaya-apāye—at the end of the inundation; utthitāya—to bring him to his senses after sleeping; saḥ—the Supreme Lord; vedhase—unto Lord Brahmā; hatvā—after killing; asuram—the demon; hayagrīvam—by the name Hayagrīva; vedān—all the Vedic records; pratyāharat—delivered; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

Translation

At the end of the last inundation [during the period of Svāyambhuva Manu] the Supreme Personality of Godhead killed the demon named Hayagrīva and delivered all the Vedic literatures to Lord Brahmā when Lord Brahmā awakened from sleeping. 

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