Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.88.27-28

tam tatha vyasanam drstva

bhagavan vrjinardanah

durat pratyudiyad bhutva

batuko yoga-mayaya

mekhalajina-dandaksais

tejasagnir iva jvalan

abhivadayam asa ca tam

kusa-panir vinita-vat

SYNONYMS

tam -- that; tatha -- thus; vyasanam -- danger; drstva -- seeing; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; vrjina -- of distress; ardanah -- the eradicator; durat -- from a distance; pratyudiyat -- he came before (Vrkasura); bhutva -- becoming; batukah -- a young brahmana student; yoga-mayaya -- by the mystic power of His internal energy; mekhala -- with a student's belt; ajina -- deerskin; danda -- rod; aksaih -- and prayer beads; tejasa -- by His effulgence; agnih iva -- like fire; jvalan -- glowing; abhivadayam asa -- He respectfully greeted; ca -- and; tam -- him; kusa-panih -- with kusa grass in His hands; vinita-vat -- in a humble manner.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, who relieves His devotees' distress, had seen from afar that Lord Siva was in danger. Thus by His mystic Yogamaya potency He assumed the form of a brahmacari student, with the appropriate belt, deerskin, rod and prayer beads, and came before Vrkasura. The Lord's effulgence glowed brilliantly like fire. Holding kusa grass in His hand, He humbly greeted the demon.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti quotes the disguised Lord Narayana as saying, "For Us seers of the Absolute Truth, all created beings are worthy of respect. And since you are the son of Sakuni, a wise man and performer of great austerities, you certainly deserve the respectful greeting of a young brahmacari like Myself."

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