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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.8

उरुक्रमस्य देवस्य मायावामनरूपिण: । कीर्तौ पत्‍न्‍यां बृहच्छ्‌लोकस्तस्यासन् सौभगादय: ॥ ८ ॥
urukramasya devasya
[urukramasya devasya]
māyā-vāmana-rūpiṇaḥ
[maayaa-vaamana-roopinah]
kīrtau patnyāṁ bṛhacchlokas
[keertau patnyaam brihachchlokas]
tasyāsan saubhagādayaḥ
[tasyaasan saubhagaadayah]
Word-for-word
urukramasya — of Urukrama devasya — the Lord māyā — by His internal potency vāmana-rūpiṇaḥ — having the form of a dwarf kīrtau — in Kīrti patnyām — His wife bṛhacchlokaḥ — Bṛhatśloka tasya — of him āsan — were saubhaga-ādayaḥ — sons beginning with Saubhaga.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
urukramasya devasya
urukramasya
of Urukrama
devasya
the Lord
māyā-vāmana-rūpiṇaḥ
māyā
by His internal potency
vāmana-rūpiṇaḥ
having the form of a dwarf
kīrtau patnyāṁ bṛhacchlokas
kīrtau
in Kīrti
patnyām
His wife
bṛhacchlokaḥ
Bṛhatśloka
tasyāsan saubhagādayaḥ
tasya
of him
āsan
were
saubhaga-ādayaḥ
sons beginning with Saubhaga.
By His own potency, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has multifarious potencies, appeared in the form of a dwarf as Urukrama, the twelfth son of Aditi. In the womb of His wife, whose name was Kīrti, He begot one son, named Bṛhatśloka, who had many sons, headed by Saubhaga.
Purport

As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (4.6) :

ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā

“Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all sentient beings, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form.” When the Supreme Personality of Godhead incarnates, He does not need any help from the external energy, for He appears as He is by His own potency. The spiritual potency is also called māyā. It is said, ato māyāmayaṁ viṣṇuṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ: the body accepted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called māyāmaya. This does not mean that He is formed of the external energy; this māyā refers to His internal potency.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Urukrama, or Vāmana, the twelfth son of Aditi, who appeared through the Lord’s spiritual potency, begot one son, named Bṛhatśloka, in the womb of his wife Kīrti. Bṛhatśloka had many sons, headed by Saubhaga. Māyā here refers to the eternal svarūpa-śakti of the Lord, which is also called māyā. Madhva gives the following scriptural evidence for this meaning. Ato māyāmayaṁ viṣṇuṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ: the wise called Viṣṇu the person made of māyā.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord appeared in dwarf form as Urukrama, twelfth son of Aditi; in Kīrti's womb He begot Bṛhatśloka. The Lord descends, marries, has a son — full personhood, not abstraction.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I prefer abstract God to personal God?
  • What can the dwarf form teach my image of greatness?
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