Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.51.39-40

tathapy adyatanany anga

srnusva gadato mama

vijnapito virincena

puraham dharma-guptaye

bhumer bharayamananam

asuranam ksayaya ca

avatirno yadu-kule

grha anakadundubheh

vadanti vasudeveti

vasudeva-sutam hi mam

SYNONYMS

tatha api -- nevertheless; adyatanani -- those current; anga -- O friend; srnusva -- just hear; gadatah -- who am speaking; mama -- from Me; vijnapitah -- sincerely requested; virincena -- by Lord Brahma; pura -- in the past; aham -- I; dharma -- religious principles; guptaye -- to protect; bhumeh -- for the earth; bharayamananam -- who are a burden; asuranam -- of the demons; ksayaya -- for the destruction; ca -- and; avatirnah -- descended; yadu -- of Yadu; kule -- into the dynasty; grhe -- in the home; anakadundubheh -- of Vasudeva; vadanti -- people call; vasudevah iti -- by the name Vasudeva; vasudeva-sutam -- the son of Vasudeva; hi -- indeed; mam -- Me.

TRANSLATION

Nonetheless, O friend, I will tell you about My current birth, name and activities. Kindly hear. Some time ago, Lord Brahma requested Me to protect religious principles and destroy the demons who were burdening the earth. Thus I descended in the Yadu dynasty, in the home of Anakadundubhi. Indeed, because I am the son of Vasudeva, people call Me Vasudeva.

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