ānuṣaṅga-karma ei asura-māraṇa
ye lāgi' avatāra, kahi se mūla kāraṇa

 ānuṣaṅga-karma - secondary work; ei - this; asura - of the demons; māraṇa - killing; ye - that; lāgi' - for; avatāra - the incarnation; kahi - I shall speak; se - the; mūla - root; kāraṇa - cause.


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Thus the killing of the demons is but secondary work. I shall now speak of the main reason for the Lord’s incarnation.

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