न वायं ब्रह्मबन्धुर्विष्णुर्मायाविनां वर: । द्विजरूपप्रतिच्छन्नो देवकार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥ १० ॥
na vayam brahma-bandhur visnur mayavinam varah dvija-rupa-praticchanno deva-karyam cikirsati
- na
- not
- va
- either
- ayam
- this
- brahma-bandhuh
- Vamanadeva, in the form of a brahmana
- visnuh
- He is Lord Visnu Himself
- mayavinam
- of all cheaters
- varah
- the greatest
- dvija-rupa
- by assuming the form of a brahmana
- praticchannah
- is disguised for the purpose of cheating
- deva-karyam
- the interest of the demigods
- cikirsati
- He is trying for.
This Vamana is certainly not a brahmana but the best of cheaters, Lord Visnu. Assuming the form of a brahmana, He has covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of the demigods.