> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 8
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 8: 'Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations'

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> > Chapter Twenty: Bali Mahârâja Surrenders the Universe

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> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > balir evam grha-patih

> > kulâcâryena bhâsitah

> > tûsnîm bhûtvâ ksanam râjann

> > uvâcâvahito gurum

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; balih--Bali Mahârâja; evam--thus; grha-patih--the master of the household affairs, although guided by the priests; kula-âcâryena--by the family âcârya or guide; bhâsitah--being thus addressed; tûsnîm--silent; bhûtvâ--becoming; ksanam--for a moment; râjan--O King (Mahârâja Parîksit); uvâca--said; avahitah--after full deliberation; gurum--unto his spiritual master.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, when Bali Maharaja was thus advised by his spiritual master, Sukracarya, his family priest, he remained silent for some time, and then, after full deliberation, he replied to his spiritual master as follows.

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> > TEXT 2

> > srî-balir uvâca

> > satyam bhagavatâ proktam

> > dharmo 'yam grhamedhinâm

> > artham kâmam yaso vrttim

> > yo na bâdheta karhicit

> > srî-balih uvâca--Bali Mahârâja said; satyam--it is truth; bhagavatâ--by Your Greatness; proktam--what has already been spoken; dharmah--a religious principle; ayam--that is; grhamedhinâm--especially for the householders; artham--economic development; kâmam--sense gratification; yasah vrttim--reputation and means of livelihood; yah--which religious principle; na--not; bâdheta--hinders; karhicit--at any time.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bali Maharaja said: As you have already stated, the principle of religion that does not hinder one's economic development, sense gratification, fame and means of livelihood is the real occupational duty of the householder. I also think that this religious principle is correct.

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> > TEXT 3

> > sa câham vitta-lobhena

> > pratyâcakse katham dvijam

> > pratisrutya dadâmîti

> > prâhrâdih kitavo yathâ

> > sah--such a person as I am; ca--also; aham--I am; vitta-lobhena--for being allured by greed for money; pratyâcakse--I shall cheat or say no when I have already said yes; katham--how; dvijam--especially to a brâhmana; pratisrutya--after already having promised; dadâmi--that I shall give; iti--thus; prâhrâdih--I who am famous as the grandson of Mahârâja Prahlâda; kitavah--an ordinary cheater; yathâ--just like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I am the grandson of Maharaja Prahlada. How can I withdraw my promise because of greed for money when I have already said that I shall give this land? How can I behave like an ordinary cheater, especially toward a brahmana?

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> > TEXT 4

> > na hy asatyât paro 'dharma

> > iti hovâca bhûr iyam

> > sarvam sodhum alam manye

> > rte 'lika-param naram

> > na--not; hi--indeed; asatyât--than compulsion to untruthfulness; parah--more; adharmah--irreligion; iti--thus; ha uvâca--indeed had spoken; bhûh--mother earth; iyam--this; sarvam--everything; sodhum--to bear; alam--I am able; manye--although I think; rte--except; alîka-param--the most heinous liar; naram--a human being.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There is nothing more sinful than untruthfulness. Because of this, mother earth once said, "I can bear any heavy thing except a person who is a liar."

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> > TEXT 5

> > nâham bibhemi nirayân

> > nâdhanyâd asukhârnavât

> > na sthâna-cyavanân mrtyor

> > yathâ vipra-pralambhanât

> > na--not; aham--I; bibhemi--am afraid of; nirayât--from a hellish condition of life; na--nor; adhanyât--from a poverty-stricken condition; asukha-arnavât--nor from an ocean of distresses; na--nor; sthâna-cyavanât--from falling from a position; mrtyoh--nor from death; yathâ--as; vipra-pralambhanât--from the cheating of a brâhmana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I do not fear hell, poverty, an ocean of distress, falldown from my position or even death itself as much as I fear cheating a brahmana.

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> > TEXT 6

> > yad yad dhâsyati loke 'smin

> > samparetam dhanâdikam

> > tasya tyâge nimittam kim

> > vipras tusyen na tena cet

> > yat yat--whatsoever; hâsyati--will leave; loke--in the world; asmin--in this; samparetam--one who is already dead; dhana-âdikam--his wealth and riches; tasya--of such wealth; tyâge--in renunciation; nimittam--the purpose; kim--what is; viprah--the brâhmana who is confidentially Lord Visnu; tusyet--must be pleased; na--is not; tena--by such (riches); cet--if there is a possibility.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My lord, you can also see that all the material opulences of this world are certainly separated from their possessor at death. Therefore, if the brahmana Vamanadeva is not satisfied by whatever gifts one has given, why not please Him with the riches one is destined to lose at death?

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> > TEXT 7

> > sreyah kurvanti bhûtânâm

> > sâdhavo dustyajâsubhih

> > dadhyan-sibi-prabhrtayah

> > ko vikalpo dharâdisu

> > sreyah--activities of the utmost importance; kurvanti--execute; bhûtânâm--of the general mass of people; sâdhavah--the saintly persons; dustyaja--which are extremely hard to give up; asubhih--by their lives; dadhyan--Mahârâja Dadhîci; sibi--Mahârâja Sibi; prabhrtayah--and similar great personalities; kah--what; vikalpah--consideration; dharâ-âdisu--in giving the land to the brâhmana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dadhici, Sibi and many other great personalities were willing to sacrifice even their lives for the benefit of the people in general. This is the evidence of history. So why not give up this insignificant land? What is the serious consideration against it?

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> > TEXT 8

> > yair iyam bubhuje brahman

> > daityendrair anivartibhih

> > tesâm kâlo 'grasîl lokân

> > na yaso 'dhigatam bhuvi

> > yaih--by whom; iyam--this world; bubhuje--was enjoyed; brahman--O best of the brâhmanas; daitya-indraih--by great heroes and kings born in demoniac families; anivartibhih--by those who were determined to fight, either to lay down their lives or to win victory; tesâm--of such persons; kâlah--the time factor; agrasît--took away; lokân--all possessions, all objects of enjoyment; na--not; yasah--the reputation; adhigatam--achieved; bhuvi--in this world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the brahmanas, certainly the great demoniac kings who were never reluctant to fight enjoyed this world, but in due course of time everything they had was taken away, except their reputation, by which they continue to exist. In other words, one should try to achieve a good reputation instead of anything else.

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> > TEXT 9

> > sulabhâ yudhi viprarse

> > hy anivrttâs tanu-tyajah

> > na tathâ tîrtha âyâte

> > sraddhayâ ye dhana-tyajah

> > su-labhâh--very easily obtained; yudhi--in the battlefield; vipra-rse--O best of the brâhmanas; hi--indeed; anivrttâh--not being afraid of fighting; tanu-tyajah--and thus lay down their lives; na--not; tathâ--as; tîrthe âyâte--on the arrival of a saintly person who creates holy places; sraddhayâ--with faith and devotion; ye--those who; dhana-tyajah--can give up their accumulated wealth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the brahmanas, many men have laid down their lives on the battlefield, being unafraid of fighting, but rarely has one gotten the chance to give his accumulated wealth faithfully to a saintly person who creates holy places.

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> > TEXT 10

> > manasvinah kârunikasya sobhanam

> > yad arthi-kâmopanayena durgatih

> > kutah punar brahma-vidâm bhavâdrsâm

> > tato vator asya dadâmi vânchitam

> > manasvinah--of persons who are greatly munificent; kârunikasya--of persons celebrated as very merciful; sobhanam--very auspicious; yat--that; arthi--of persons in need of money; kâma-upanayena--by satisfying; durgatih--becoming poverty-stricken; kutah--what; punah--again (is to be said); brahma-vidâm--of persons well versed in transcendental science (brahma-vidyâ); bhavâdrsâm--like your good self; tatah--therefore; vatoh--of the brahmacârî; asya--of this Vâmanadeva; dadâmi--I shall give; vânchitam--whatever He wants.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By giving charity, a benevolent and merciful person undoubtedly becomes even more auspicious, especially when he gives charity to a person like your good self. Under the circumstances, I must give this little brahmacari whatever charity He wants from me.

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> > TEXT 11

> > yajanti yajnam kratubhir yam âdrtâ

> > bhavanta âmnâya-vidhâna-kovidâh

> > sa eva visnur varado 'stu vâ paro

> > dâsyâmy amusmai ksitim îpsitâm mune

> > yajanti--worship; yajnam--who is the enjoyer of sacrifice; kratubhih--by the different paraphernalia for sacrifice; yam--unto the Supreme Person; âdrtâh--very respectfully; bhavantah--all of you; âmnâya-vidhâna-kovidâh--great saintly persons fully aware of the Vedic principles of performing sacrifice; sah--that; eva--indeed; visnuh--is Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; varadah--either He is prepared to give benedictions; astu--He becomes; vâ--or; parah--comes as an enemy; dâsyâmi--I shall give; amusmai--unto Him (unto Lord Visnu, Vâmanadeva); ksitim--the tract of land; îpsitâm--whatever He has desired; mune--O great sage.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O great sage, great saintly persons like you, being completely aware of the Vedic principles for performing ritualistic ceremonies and yajnas, worship Lord Visnu in all circumstances. Therefore, whether that same Lord Visnu has come here to give me all benedictions or to punish me as an enemy, I must carry out His order and give Him the requested tract of land without hesitation.

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> > TEXT 12

> > yadyapy asâv adharmena

> > mâm badhnîyâd anâgasam

> > tathâpy enam na himsisye

> > bhîtam brahma-tanum ripum

> > yadyapi--although; asau--Lord Visnu; adharmena--crookedly, without reference to the straight way; mâm--me; badhnîyât--kills; anâgasam--although I am not sinful; tathâpi--still; enam--against Him; na--not; himsisye--I shall take any retaliation; bhîtam--because He is afraid; brahma-tanum--having assumed the form of a brâhmana-brahmacârî; ripum--even though He is my enemy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although He is Visnu Himself, out of fear He has covered Himself in the form of a brahmana to come to me begging. Under the circumstances, because He has assumed the form of a brahmana, even if He irreligiously arrests me or even kills me, I shall not retaliate, although He is my enemy.

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> > TEXT 13

> > esa vâ uttamasloko

> > na jihâsati yad yasah

> > hatvâ mainâm hared yuddhe

> > sayîta nihato mayâ

> > esah--this (brahmacârî); vâ--either; uttama-slokah--is Lord Visnu, who is worshiped by Vedic prayers; na--not; jihâsati--desires to give up; yat--because; yasah--perpetual fame; hatvâ--after killing; mâ--me; enâm--all this land; haret--will take away; yuddhe--in the fight; sayîta--will lie down; nihatah--being killed; mayâ--by me.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If this brahmana really is Lord Visnu, who is worshiped by Vedic hymns, He would never give up His widespread reputation; either He would lie down having been killed by me, or He would kill me in a fight.

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> > TEXT 14

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > evam asraddhitam sisyam

> > anâdesakaram guruh

> > sasâpa daiva-prahitah

> > satya-sandham manasvinam

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam--thus; asraddhitam--who was not very respectful to the instruction of the spiritual master; sisyam--unto such a disciple; anâdesa-karam--who was not prepared to carry out the order of his spiritual master; guruh--the spiritual master (Sukrâcârya); sasâpa--cursed; daiva-prahitah--being inspired by the Supreme Lord; satya-sandham--one who was fixed in his truthfulness; manasvinam--who was of a highly elevated character.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Thereafter, the spiritual master, Sukracarya, being inspired by the Supreme Lord, cursed his exalted disciple Bali Maharaja, who was so magnanimous and fixed in truthfulness that instead of respecting his spiritual master's instructions, he wanted to disobey his order.

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> > TEXT 15

> > drdham pandita-mâny ajnah

> > stabdho 'sy asmad-upeksayâ

> > mac-châsanâtigo yas tvam

> > acirâd bhrasyase sriyah

> > drdham--so firmly convinced or fixed in your decision; pandita-mânî--considering yourself very learned; ajnah--at the same time foolish; stabdhah--impudent; asi--you have become; asmat--of us; upeksayâ--by disregarding; mat-sâsana-atigah--surpassing the jurisdiction of my administration; yah--such a person (as you); tvam--yourself; acirât--very soon; bhrasyase--will fall down; sriyah--from all opulence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although you have no knowledge, you have become a so-called learned person, and therefore you dare be so impudent as to disobey my order. Because of disobeying me, you shall very soon be bereft of all your opulence.

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> > TEXT 16

> > evam saptah sva-gurunâ

> > satyân na calito mahân

> > vâmanâya dadâv enâm

> > arcitvodaka-pûrvakam

> > evam--in this way; saptah--being cursed; sva-gurunâ--by his own spiritual master; satyât--from truthfulness; na--not; calitah--who moved; mahân--the great personality; vâmanâya--unto Lord Vâmanadeva; dadau--gave in charity; enâm--all the land; arcitvâ--after worshiping; udaka-pûrvakam--preceded by offering of water.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Even after being cursed in this way by his own spiritual master, Bali Maharaja, being a great personality, never deviated from his determination. Therefore, according to custom, he first offered water to Vamanadeva and then offered Him the gift of land he had promised.

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> > TEXT 17

> > vindhyâvalis tadâgatya

> > patnî jâlaka-mâlinî

> > âninye kalasam haimam

> > avanejany-apâm bhrtam

> > vindhyâvalih--Vindhyâvali; tadâ--at that time; âgatya--coming there; patnî--the wife of Mahârâja Bali; jâlaka-mâlinî--decorated with a necklace of pearls; âninye--caused to be brought; kalasam--a waterpot; haimam--made of gold; avanejani-apâm--with water for the sake of washing the Lord's feet; bhrtam--filled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bali Maharaja's wife, known as Vindhyavali, who was decorated with a necklace of pearls, immediately came and had a large golden waterpot brought there, full of water with which to worship the Lord by washing His feet.

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> > TEXT 18

> > yajamânah svayam tasya

> > srîmat pâda-yugam mudâ

> > avanijyâvahan mûrdhni

> > tad apo visva-pâvanîh

> > yajamânah--the worshiper (Bali Mahârâja); svayam--personally; tasya--of Lord Vâmanadeva; srîmat pâda-yugam--the most auspicious and beautiful pair of lotus feet; mudâ--with great jubilation; avanijya--properly washing; avahat--took; mûrdhni--on his head; tat--that; apah--water; visva-pâvanîh--which gives liberation to the whole universe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bali Maharaja, the worshiper of Lord Vamanadeva, jubilantly washed the Lord's lotus feet and then took the water on his head, for that water delivers the entire universe.

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> > TEXT 19

> > tadâsurendram divi devatâ-ganâ

> > gandharva-vidyâdhara-siddha-câranâh

> > tat karma sarve 'pi grnanta ârjavam

> > prasûna-varsair vavrsur mudânvitâh

> > tadâ--at that time; asura-indram--unto the King of the demons, Bali Mahârâja; divi--in the higher planetary system; devatâ-ganâh--the residents known as the demigods; gandharva--the Gandharvas; vidyâdhara--the Vidyâdharas; siddha--the residents of Siddhaloka; câranâh--the residents of Câranaloka; tat--that; karma--action; sarve api--all of them; grnantah--declaring; ârjavam--plain and simple; prasûna-varsaih--with a shower of flowers; vavrsuh--released; mudâ-anvitâh--being very pleased with him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At that time, the residents of the higher planetary system, namely the demigods, the Gandharvas, the Vidyadharas, the Siddhas and the Caranas, all being very pleased by Bali Maharaja's simple, nonduplicitous act, praised his qualities and showered upon him millions of flowers.

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> > TEXT 20

> > nedur muhur dundubhayah sahasraso

> > gandharva-kimpûrusa-kinnarâ jaguh

> > manasvinânena krtam suduskaram

> > vidvân adâd yad ripave jagat-trayam

> > neduh--began to beat; muhuh--again and again; dundubhayah--trumpets and kettledrums; sahasrasah--by thousands and thousands; gandharva--the residents of Gandharvaloka; kimpûrusa--the residents of Kimpurusaloka; kinnarâh--and the residents of Kinnaraloka; jaguh--began to sing and declare; manasvinâ--by the most exalted personality; anena--by Bali Mahârâja; krtam--was done; su-duskaram--an extremely difficult task; vidvân--because of his being the most learned person; adât--gave Him a gift; yat--that; ripave--unto the enemy, Lord Visnu, who was siding with Bali Mahârâja's enemies, the demigods; jagat-trayam--the three worlds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Gandharvas, the Kimpurusas and the Kinnaras sounded thousands and thousands of kettledrums and trumpets again and again, and they sang in great jubilation, declaring, "How exalted a person is Bali Maharaja, and what a difficult task he has performed! Even though he knew that Lord Visnu was on the side of his enemies, he nonetheless gave the Lord the entire three worlds in charity."

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> > TEXT 21

> > tad vâmanam rûpam avardhatâdbhutam

> > harer anantasya guna-trayâtmakam

> > bhûh kham diso dyaur vivarâh payodhayas

> > tiryan-nr-devâ rsayo yad-âsata

> > tat--that; vâmanam--incarnation of Lord Vâmana; rûpam--form; avardhata--began to increase more and more; adbhutam--certainly very wonderful; hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anantasya--of the unlimited; guna-traya-âtmakam--whose body is expanded by the material energy, consisting of three modes (goodness, passion and ignorance); bhûh--the land; kham--the sky; disah--all directions; dyauh--the planetary systems; vivarâh--different holes of the universe; payodhayah--great seas and oceans; tiryak--lower animals, birds and beasts; nr--human beings; devâh--demigods; rsayah--great saintly persons; yat--wherein; âsata--lived.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead, who had assumed the form of Vamana, then began increasing in size, acting in terms of the material energy, until everything in the universe was within His body, including the earth, the planetary systems, the sky, the directions, the various holes in the universe, the seas, the oceans, the birds, beasts, human beings, the demigods and the great saintly persons.

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> > TEXT 22

> > kâye balis tasya mahâ-vibhûteh

> > sahartvig-âcârya-sadasya etat

> > dadarsa visvam tri-gunam gunâtmake

> > bhûtendriyârthâsaya-jîva-yuktam

> > kâye--in the body; balih--Mahârâja Bali; tasya--of the Personality of Godhead; mahâ-vibhûteh--of that person who is equipped with all wonderful opulences; saha-rtvik-âcârya-sadasyah--with all the priests, âcâryas and members of the holy assembly; etat--this; dadarsa--saw; visvam--the whole universe; tri-gunam--made of three modes of material nature; guna-âtmake--in that which is the source of all such qualities; bhûta--with all the gross material elements; indriya--with the senses; artha--with the sense objects; âsaya--with mind, intelligence and false ego; jîva-yuktam--with all the living entities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bali Maharaja, along with all the priests, acaryas and members of the assembly, observed the Supreme Personality of Godhead's universal body, which was full of six opulences. That body contained everything within the universe, including all the gross material elements, the senses, the sense objects, the mind, intelligence and false ego, the various kinds of living entities, and the actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature.

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> > TEXT 23

> > rasâm acastânghri-tale 'tha pâdayor

> > mahîm mahîdhrân purus asya janghayoh

> > patattrino jânuni visva-mûrter

> > ûrvor ganam mârutam indrasenah

> > rasâm--the lower planetary system; acasta--observed; anghri-tale--beneath the feet, or on the sole; atha--thereafter; pâdayoh--on the feet; mahîm--the surface of the land; mahîdhrân--the mountains; purusasya--of the giant Personality of Godhead; janghayoh--on the calves; patattrinah--the flying living entities; jânuni--on the knees; visva-mûrteh--of the form of the gigantic Lord; ûrvoh--on the thighs; ganam mârutam--varieties of air; indra-senah--Bali Mahârâja, who had obtained the soldiers of King Indra and who was situated in the post of Indra.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, Bali Maharaja, who was occupying the seat of King Indra, could see the lower planetary systems, such as Rasatala, on the soles of the feet of the Lord's universal form. He saw on the Lord's feet the surface of the globe, on the surface of His calves all the mountains, on His knees the various birds, and on His thighs the varieties of air.

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> > TEXT 24

> > sandhyâm vibhor vâsasi guhya aiksat

> > prajâpatîn jaghane âtma-mukhyân

> > nâbhyâm nabhah kuksisu sapta-sindhûn

> > urukramasyorasi carksa-mâlâm

> > sandhyâm--the evening twilight; vibhoh--of the Supreme; vâsasi--in the garment; guhye--on the private parts; aiksat--he saw; prajâpatîn--the various Prajâpatis, who had given birth to all living entities; jaghane--on the hips; âtma-mukhyân--the confidential ministers of Bali Mahârâja; nâbhyâm--on the navel; nabhah--the whole sky; kuksisu--on the waist; sapta--seven; sindhûn--oceans; urukramasya--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was acting wonderfully; urasi--on the bosom; ca--also; rksa-mâlâm--the clusters of stars.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bali Maharaja saw beneath the garments of the Lord, who acts wonderfully, the evening twilight. In the Lord's private parts he saw the Prajapatis, and in the round portion of the waist he saw himself with his confidential associates. In the Lord's navel he saw the sky, on the Lord's waist he saw the seven oceans, and on the Lord's bosom he saw all the clusters of stars.

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> > TEXTS 25-29

> > hrdy anga dharmam stanayor murârer

> > rtam ca satyam ca manasy athendum

> > sriyam ca vaksasy aravinda-hastâm

> > kanthe ca sâmâni samasta-rephân

> > indra-pradhânân amarân bhujesu

> > tat-karnayoh kakubho dyaus ca mûrdhni

> > kesesu meghân chvasanam nâsikâyâm

> > aksnos ca sûryam vadane ca vahnim

> > vânyâm ca chandâmsi rase jalesam

> > bhruvor nisedham ca vidhim ca paksmasu

> > ahas ca râtrim ca parasya pumso

> > manyum lalâte 'dhara eva lobham

> > sparse ca kâmam nrpa retasâmbhah

> > prsthe tv adharmam kramanesu yajnam

> > châyâsu mrtyum hasite ca mâyâm

> > tanû-ruhesv osadhi-jâtayas ca

> > nadîs ca nâdîsu silâ nakhesu

> > buddhâv ajam deva-ganân rsîms ca

> > prânesu gâtre sthira-jangamâni

> > sarvâni bhûtâni dadarsa vîrah

> > hrdi--within the heart; anga--my dear King Parîksit; dharmam--religion; stanayoh--on the bosom; murâreh--of Murâri, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rtam--very pleasing words; ca--also; satyam--truthfulness; ca--also; manasi--in the mind; atha--thereafter; indum--the moon; sriyam--the goddess of fortune; ca--also; vaksasi--on the chest; aravinda-hastâm--who always carries a lotus flower in her hand; kanthe--on the neck; ca--also; sâmâni--all the Vedas (Sâma, Yajur, Rg and Atharva); samasta-rephân--all sound vibrations;

> > indra-pradhânân--headed by King Indra; amarân--all the demigods; bhujesu--on the arms; tat-karnayoh--on the ears; kakubhah--all the directions; dyauh ca--the luminaries; mûrdhni--on the top of the head; kesesu--within the hair; meghân--the clouds; svasanam--breathing air; nâsikâyâm--on the nostrils; aksnoh ca--in the eyes; sûryam--the sun; vadane--in the mouth; ca--also; vahnim--fire;

> > vânyâm--in His speech; ca--also; chandâmsi--the Vedic hymns; rase--in the tongue; jala-îsam--the demigod of the water; bhruvoh--on the eyebrows; nisedham--warnings; ca--also; vidhim--regulative principles; ca--also; paksmasu--in the eyelids; ahah ca--daytime; râtrim--night; ca--also; parasya--of the supreme; pumsah--of the person; manyum--anger; lalâte--on the forehead; adhare--on the lips; eva--indeed; lobham--greed;

> > sparse--in His touch; ca--also; kâmam--lusty desires; nrpa--O King; retasâ--by semen; ambhah--water; prsthe--on the back; tu--but; adharmam--irreligion; kramanesu--in the wonderful activities; yajnam--fire sacrifice; châyâsu--in the shadows; mrtyum--death; hasite--in His smiling; ca--also; mâyâm--the illusory energy; tanû-ruhesu--in the hair on the body; osadhi-jâtayah--all species of drugs, herbs and plants; ca--and;

> > nadîh--the rivers; ca--also; nâdîsu--in the veins; silâh--stones; nakhesu--in the nails; buddhau--in the intelligence; ajam--Lord Brahmâ; deva-ganân--the demigods; rsin ca--and the great sages; prânesu--in the senses; gâtre--in the body; sthira-jangamâni--moving and stationary; sarvâni--all of them; bhûtâni--living entities; dadarsa--saw; vîrah--Bali Mahârâja.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, on the heart of Lord Murari he saw religion; on the chest, both pleasing words and truthfulness; in the mind, the moon; on the bosom, the goddess of fortune, with a lotus flower in her hand; on the neck, all the Vedas and all sound vibrations; on the arms, all the demigods, headed by King Indra; in both ears, all the directions; on the head, the upper planetary systems; on the hair, the clouds; in the nostrils, the wind; on the eyes, the sun; and in the mouth, fire. From His words came all the Vedic mantras, on His tongue was the demigod of water, Varunadeva, on His eyebrows were the regulative principles, and on His eyelids were day and night. [When His eyes were open it was daytime, and when they were closed it was night.] On His forehead was anger, and on His lips was greed. O King, in His touch were lusty desires, in His semen were all the waters, on His back was irreligion, and in His wonderful activities or steps was the fire of sacrifice. On His shadow was death, in His smile was the illusory energy, and on the hairs of His body were all the drugs and herbs. In His veins were all the rivers, on His nails were all the stones, in His intelligence were Lord Brahma, the demigods and the great saintly persons, and throughout His entire body and senses were all living entities, moving and stationary. Bali Maharaja thus saw everything in the gigantic body of the Lord.

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> > TEXT 30

> > sarvâtmanîdam bhuvanam nirîksya

> > sarve 'surâh kasmalam âpur anga

> > sudarsanam cakram asahya-tejo

> > dhanus ca sârngam stanayitnu-ghosam

> > sarva-âtmani--in the supreme whole, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; idam--this universe; bhuvanam--the three worlds; nirîksya--by observing; sarve--all; asurâh--the demons, the associates of Bali Mahârâja; kasmalam--lamentation; âpuh--received; anga--O King; sudarsanam--named Sudarsana; cakram--the disc; asahya--unbearable; tejah--the heat of which; dhanuh ca--and the bow; sârngam--named Sârnga; stanayitnu--the resounding of assembled clouds; ghosam--sounding like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, when all the demons, the followers of Maharaja Bali, saw the universal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who held everything within His body, when they saw in the Lord's hand His disc, known as the Sudarsana cakra, which generates intolerable heat, and when they heard the tumultuous sound of His bow, all of these caused lamentation within their hearts.

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> > TEXT 31

> > parjanya-ghoso jalajah pâncajanyah

> > kaumodakî visnu-gadâ tarasvinî

> > vidyâdharo 'sih sata-candra-yuktas

> > tûnottamâv aksayasâyakau ca

> > parjanya-ghosah--having a sound vibration like that of the clouds; jalajah--the Lord's conchshell; pâncajanyah--which is known as Pâncajanya; kaumodakî--known by the name Kaumodakî; visnu-gadâ--the club of Lord Visnu; tarasvinî--with great force; vidyâdharah--named Vidyâdhara; asih--the sword; sata-candra-yuktah--with a shield decorated with hundreds of moons; tûna-uttamau--the best of quivers; aksayasâyakau--named Aksayasâyaka; ca--also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord's conchshell, named Pancajanya, which made sounds like that of a cloud; the very forceful club named Kaumodaki; the sword named Vidyadhara, with a shield decorated with hundreds of moonlike spots; and also Aksayasayaka, the best of quivers--all of these appeared together to offer prayers to the Lord.

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> > TEXTS 32-33

> > sunanda-mukhyâ upatasthur îsam

> > pârsada-mukhyâh saha-loka-pâlâh

> > sphurat-kirîtângada-mîna-kundalah

> > srîvatsa-ratnottama-mekhalâmbaraih

> > madhuvrata-srag-vanamâlayâvrto

> > rarâja râjan bhagavân urukramah

> > ksitim padaikena baler vicakrame

> > nabhah sarîrena disas ca bâhubhih

> > sunanda-mukhyâh--the associates of the Lord headed by Sunanda; upatasthuh--began to offer prayers; îsam--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pârsada-mukhyâh--other chiefs of the associates; saha-loka-pâlâh--with the predominant deities of all the planets; sphurat-kirîta--with a brilliant helmet; angada--bracelets; mîna-kundalah--and earrings in the shape of fish; srîvatsa--the hair named Srîvatsa on His bosom; ratna-uttama--the best of jewels (Kaustubha); mekhalâ--belt; ambaraih--with yellow garments;

> > madhu-vrata--of bees; srak--in which there was a garland; vanamâlayâ--by a flower garland; âvrtah--covered; rarâja--predominantly manifested; râjan--O King; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; urukramah--who is prominent by His wonderful activities; ksitim--the whole surface of the world; padâ ekena--by one footstep; baleh--of Bali Mahârâja; vicakrame--covered; nabhah--the sky; sarîrena--by His body; disah ca--and all directions; bâhubhih--by His arms.

> > TRANSLATION

> > These associates, headed by Sunanda and other chief associates and accompanied by all the predominating deities of the various planets, offered prayers to the Lord, who wore a brilliant helmet, bracelets, and glittering earrings that resembled fish. On the Lord's bosom were the lock of hair called Srivatsa and the transcendental jewel named Kaustubha. He wore a yellow garment, covered by a belt, and He was decorated by a flower garland, surrounded by bees. Manifesting Himself in this way, O King, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose activities are wonderful, covered the entire surface of the earth with one footstep, the sky with His body, and all directions with His arms.

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> > TEXT 34

> > padam dvitîyam kramatas trivistapam

> > na vai trtîyâya tadîyam anv api

> > urukramasyânghrir upary upary atho

> > mahar-janâbhyâm tapasah param gatah

> > padam--step; dvitîyam--second; kramatah--advancing; tri-vistapam--all of the heavenly planets; na--not; vai--indeed; trtîyâya--for the third step; tadîyam--of the Lord; anu api--only a spot of land remained; urukramasya--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who performs uncommon activities; anghrih--steps occupying above and below; upari upari--higher and higher; atho--now; mahah-janâbhyâm--than Maharloka and Janaloka; tapasah--that Tapoloka; param--beyond that; gatah--approached.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the Lord took His second step, He covered the heavenly planets. And not even a spot remained for the third step, for the Lord's foot extended higher and higher, beyond Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapoloka and even Satyaloka.

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