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Chapter 12.200 - Verse 26

Sanskrit Text

आदित्यानदितिर्जज्ञे देवश्रेष्ठान्महाबलान् तेषां विष्णुर्वामनोऽभूद्गोविन्दश्चाभवत्प्रभुः

English Translation

Aditi gave birth to the Adityas, the foremost ones among the gods, and highly powerful. Amongst them Vishnu was born in the form of a dwarf. Otherwise called Govinda, he became the foremost of them all.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

आदित्यान् | अदितिर् | जज्ञे | देव + श्रेष्ठ | महत् + बल
तेषां | विष्णुर् | वामनो | ऽभूद् | गोविन्द + च + भू | प्रभुः