Devanagari
अतीतप्रलयापाय उत्थिताय स वेधसे ।
हत्वासुरं हयग्रीवं वेदान् प्रत्याहरद्धरि: ॥ ५७ ॥
Verse text
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
At the end of the last inundation (during Brahmā’s night), at the beginning of Svāyambhuva Manvantara, the Supreme Lord killed the demon named Hayagrīva and delivered the Vedas to Lord Brahmā when Lord Brahmā awoke from sleep.
The purposes of the two appearances of Matsya at different times are now described. Atīta-pralayāpāya means “at the beginning of Svāyambhuva Manvantara.”