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SB 10.50.9

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


TEXT 9

etad-artho 'vatāro 'yaṁ
bhū-bhāra-haraṇāya me
saṁrakṣaṇāya sādhūnāṁ
kṛto 'nyeṣāṁ vadhāya ca


SYNONYMS

etat—for this; arthaḥ—purpose; avatāraḥ—descent; ayam—this; bhū—of the earth; bhāra—the burden; haraṇāya—for removing; me—by Me; saṁrakṣaṇāya—for the complete protection; sādhūnām—of the saintly; kṛtaḥ—done; anyeṣām—of others (the nonsaintly); vadhāya—for killing; ca—and.


TRANSLATION

This is the purpose of My present incarnation—to relieve the earth of its burden, protect the pious and kill the impious.