ŚB 8.24.9
Devanagari
ज्ञात्वा तद् दानवेन्द्रस्य हयग्रीवस्य चेष्टितम् ।
दधार शफरीरूपं भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ॥ ९ ॥
दधार शफरीरूपं भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ॥ ९ ॥
Verse text
jñātvā tad dānavendrasya
hayagrīvasya ceṣṭitam
dadhāra śapharī-rūpaṁ
bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
hayagrīvasya ceṣṭitam
dadhāra śapharī-rūpaṁ
bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Understanding the acts of the great demon Hayagrīva, 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.
Purport
Because everything was inundated by water, to save the Vedas it was necessary for the Lord to assume the form of a fish.