तांस्तथावसितान् वीक्ष्य यज्ञ: सर्वगतो हरि: । यामै: परिवृतो देवैर्हत्वाशासत् त्रिविष्टपम् ॥ १८ ॥
tams tathavasitan viksya yajnah sarva-gato harih yamaih parivrto devair hatvasasat tri-vistapam
- tan
- the demons and Raksasas
- tatha
- in that way
- avasitan
- who were determined to devour Svayambhuva Manu
- viksya
- upon observing
- yajnah
- Lord Visnu, known as Yajna
- sarva-gatah
- who is seated in everyone’s heart
- harih
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- yamaih
- with His sons named the Yamas
- parivrtah
- surrounded
- devaih
- by the demigods
- hatva
- after killing (the demons)
- asasat
- ruled (taking the post of Indra)
- tri-vistapam
- the heavenly planets
The Supreme Lord, Visnu, who sits in everyone’s heart, appearing as Yajnapati, observed that the Raksasas and demons were going to devour Svayambhuva Manu. Thus the Lord, accompanied by His sons named the Yamas and by all the other demigods, killed the demons and Raksasas. He then took the post of Indra and began to rule the heavenly kingdom.