Devanagari
अथात्रापीतिहासोऽयं श्रुतो मे वर्णित: पुरा ।
ब्रह्मणा देवदेवेन देवानामनुपृच्छताम् ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
athātrāpītihāso ’yaṁ
śruto me varṇitaḥ purā
brahmaṇā deva-devena
devānām anupṛcchatām
Synonyms
atha
—
now
;
atra
—
in this matter
;
api
—
also
;
itihāsaḥ
—
history
;
ayam
—
this
;
śrutaḥ
—
heard
;
me
—
by me
;
varṇitaḥ
—
described
;
purā
—
years ago
;
brahmaṇā
—
by Brahmā
;
deva-devena
—
the foremost of the demigods
;
devānām
—
by the demigods
;
anupṛcchatām
—
asking.
Translation
This history of the fight between the Lord as a boar and the demon Hiraṇyākṣa was heard by me in a year long ago as it was described by the foremost of the demigods, Brahmā, when he was questioned by the other demigods.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Long ago I heard Brahmā, the head of the devatās, describe this story when the devatās asked him.
Me means “by me.” Brahmā described the story when the devatās asked.