Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.13.19

sa mam acintayad devah

prasna-para-titirshaya

tasyaham hamsa-rupena

sakasam agamam tada

SYNONYMS

sah -- he (Lord Brahma); mam -- Me; acintayat -- remembered; devah -- the original demigod; prasna -- of the question; para -- the end, conclusion (the answer); titirshaya -- with a desire to attain, understand; tasya -- unto him; aham -- I; hamsa-rupena -- in My form of Hamsa; sakasam -- visible; agamam -- became; tada -- at that time.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma desired to attain the answer to the question that was puzzling him, and thus he fixed his mind on Me, the Supreme Lord. At that time, in My form of Hamsa, I became visible to Lord Brahma.

PURPORT

Hamsa means "swan," and the specific ability of the swan is to separate a mixture of milk and water, extracting the rich, milky portion. Similarly, Lord Krishna appeared as Hamsa, or the swan, in order to separate the pure consciousness of Lord Brahma from the modes of material nature.

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