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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.10

న వాయం బ్రహ్మబన్ధుర్విష్ణుర్మాయావినాం వర: । ద్విజరూపప్రతిచ్ఛన్నో దేవకార్యం చికీర్షతి ॥ ౧౦ ॥
na vāyaṁ brahma-bandhur
[na vaayam brahma-bandhur]
viṣṇur māyāvināṁ varaḥ
[vishnur maayaavinaam varah]
dvija-rūpa-praticchanno
[dvija-roopa-pratichchanno]
deva-kāryaṁ cikīrṣati
[deva-kaaryam chikeershati]
na — not vā — either ayam — this brahma-bandhuḥ — Vāmanadeva, in the form of a brāhmaṇa viṣṇuḥ — He is Lord Viṣṇu Himself māyāvinām — of all cheaters varaḥ — the greatest dvija-rūpa — by assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa praticchannaḥ — is disguised for the purpose of cheating deva-kāryam — the interest of the demigods cikīrṣati — He is trying for.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na vāyaṁ brahma-bandhur
na
not
vā
either
ayam
this
brahma-bandhuḥ
Vāmanadeva, in the form of a brāhmaṇa
viṣṇur māyāvināṁ varaḥ
viṣṇuḥ
He is Lord Viṣṇu Himself
māyāvinām
of all cheaters
varaḥ
the greatest
dvija-rūpa-praticchanno
dvija-rūpa
by assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa
praticchannaḥ
is disguised for the purpose of cheating
deva-kāryaṁ cikīrṣati
deva-kāryam
the interest of the demigods
cikīrṣati
He is trying for.
“This Vāmana is certainly not a brāhmaṇa but the best of cheaters, Lord Viṣṇu. Assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa, He has covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of the demigods.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
This Vāmana is certainly not a brāhmaṇa but the greatest of cheaters, Viṣṇu. Assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa, he has covered his form and is working for the interests of the devatās.
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