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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.7
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 7
- athātrāpītihāso 'yaṁ
- śruto me varṇitaḥ purā
- brahmaṇā deva-devena
- devānām anupṛcchatām
athanow — now; atrain this matter — in this matter; apialso — also; itihāsaḥhistory — history; ayamthis — this; śrutaḥheard — heard; meby me — by me; varṇitaḥdescribed — described; purāyears ago — years ago; brahmaṇāby Brahmā — by Brahmā; devathe foremost of the demigods-devenathe foremost of the demigods — the foremost of the demigods; devānāmby the demigods — by the demigods; anupṛcchatāmasking — asking.
This history of the fight between the Lord as a boar and the demon Hiraṇyākṣa was heard by me in a year long ago as it was described by the foremost of the demigods, Brahmā, when he was questioned by the other demigods.