raká¹£ÄcyutÄvatÄrehÄ
viÅ›vasyÄnu yuge yuge
tiryaá¹…-martyará¹£i-deveá¹£u
hanyante yais trayī-dviṣaḥ
raká¹£Ä - protection; acyuta-avatÄra - of the incarnations of Lord Acyuta; Ä«hÄ - the activities; viÅ›vasya - of this universe; anu yuge yuge - in each age; tiryak - among the animals; martya - human beings; ṛṣi - sages; deveá¹£u - and demigods; hanyante - are killed; yaiḥ - by which incarnations; trayÄ«-dviá¹£aḥ - the Daityas, who are enemies of Vedic culture.
In each age, the infallible Lord appears in this world among the animals, human beings, sages and demigods. By His activities in these incarnations He protects the universe and kills the enemies of Vedic culture.
The protective activities of the Lord, indicated by the word raká¹£Ä, constitute one of the ten fundamental topics of a MahÄ-purÄṇa, or a great PurÄṇic literature.
