guptah -- was protected; apyaye -- during the annihilation; manuh -- Vaivasvata Manu; ila -- the earth planet; oshadhayah -- the herbs; ca -- and; matsye -- in His incarnation as a fish; kraude -- in His incarnation as a boar; hatah -- was killed; diti-jah -- the demoniac son of Diti, Hiranyaksha; uddharata -- by Him who was delivering; ambhasah -- from the waters; kshmam -- the earth; kaurme -- as a tortoise; dhritah -- was held; adrih -- the mountain (Mandara); amrita-unmathane -- when the nectar was being churned (by the demons and demigods together); sva-prishthe -- upon His own back; grahat -- from the crocodile; prapannam -- surrendered; ibha-rajam -- the king of the elephants; amuncat -- He freed; artam -- distressed.

In His appearance as a fish, the Lord protected Satyavrata Manu, the earth and her valuable herbs. He protected them from the waters of annihilation. As a boar, the Lord killed Hiranyaksha, the son of Diti, while delivering the earth from the universal waters. And as a tortoise, He lifted Mandara Mountain on His back so that nectar could be churned from the ocean. The Lord saved the surrendered king of the elephants, Gajendra, who was suffering terrible distress from the grips of a crocodile.