न वायं ब्रह्मबन्धुर्विष्णुर्मायाविनां वरः ।
द्विजरूपप्रतिच्छन्नो देवकार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥१०॥

na vāyaṁ brahma-bandhur
viṣṇur māyāvināṁ varaḥ
dvija-rūpa-praticchanno
deva-kāryaṁ cikīrṣati

 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.


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“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.

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