Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation
अतीतप्रलयापाय उत्थिताय स वेधसे । हत्वासुरं हयग्रीवं वेदान् प्रत्याहरद्धरि: ॥ ५७ ॥
Transliteration
atīta-pralayāpāya utthitāya sa vedhase hatvāsuraṁ hayagrīvaṁ vedān pratyāharad dhariḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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.”