ज्ञात्वा तद् दानवेन्द्रस्य हयग्रीवस्य चेष्टितम् । दधार शफरीरूपं भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ॥ ९ ॥
jnatva tad danavendrasya hayagrivasya cestitam dadhara saphari-rupam bhagavan harir isvarah
- jnatva
- after understanding
- tat
- that
- danava-indrasya
- of the great demon
- hayagrivasya
- of Hayagriva
- cestitam
- activity
- dadhara
- accepted
- saphari-rupam
- the form of a fish
- bhagavan
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- harih
- the Lord
- isvarah
- the supreme controller.
Understanding the acts of the great demon Hayagriva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is full of all opulences, assumed the form of a fish and saved the Vedas by killing the demon.