Chapter 20
यद्यप्यसावधर्मेण मां बध्नीयादनागसम् । तथाप्येनं न हिंसिष्ये भीतं ब्रह्मतनुं रिपुम् ॥ १२ ॥
Transliteration
yadyapy asāv adharmeṇa māṁ badhnīyād anāgasam tathāpy enaṁ na hiṁsiṣye bhītaṁ brahma-tanuṁ ripum
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
yadyapi — although; asau — Lord Viṣṇu; adharmeṇa — crookedly, without reference to the straight way; mām — me; badhnīyāt — kills; anāgasam — although I am not sinful; tathāpi — still; enam — against Him; na — not; hiṁsiṣye — I shall take any retaliation; bhītam — because He is afraid; brahma-tanum — having assumed the form of a brāhmaṇa-brahmacārī; ripum — even though He is my enemy.
Translation
“Although He is Viṣṇu Himself, out of fear He has covered Himself in the form of a brāhmaṇa to come to me begging. Under the circumstances, because He has assumed the form of a brāhmaṇa, even if He irreligiously arrests me or even kills me, I shall not retaliate, although He is my enemy.”