# SB 8.21.10 > न वायं ब्रह्मबन्धुर्विष्णुर्मायाविनां वरः > द्विजरूपप्रतिच्छन्नो देवकार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥१०॥ ## 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.**