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Chapter 15: Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets

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SB 8.15.3

श्रीशुक उवाच पराजितश्रीरसुभिश्च हापितो हीन्द्रेण राजन्भृगुभिः स जीवितः सर्वात्मना तानभजद्भृगून्बलिः शिष्यो महात्मार्थनिवेदनेन

śrī-śuka uvāca parājita-śrīr asubhiś ca hāpito hīndreṇa rājan bhṛgubhiḥ sa jīvitaḥ sarvātmanā tān abhajad bhṛgūn baliḥ śiṣyo mahātmārtha-nivedanena

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; parājitabeing defeated; śrīḥopulences; asubhiḥ caof life also; hāpitaḥdeprived; hiindeed; indreṇaby King Indra; rājanO King; bhṛgubhiḥby the descendants of Bhṛgu Muni; saḥhe (Bali Mahārāja); jīvitaḥbrought back to life; sarva-ātmanāin full submission; tānthem; abhajatworshiped; bhṛgūnthe descendants of Bhṛgu Muni; baliḥMahārāja Bali; śiṣyaḥa disciple; mahātmāthe great soul; artha-nivedanenaby giving them everything..

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, when Bali Mahārāja lost all his opulence and died in the fight, Śukrācārya, a descendant of Bhṛgu Muni, brought him back to life. Because of this, the great soul Bali Mahārāja became a disciple of Śukrācārya and began to serve him with great faith, offering everything he had.

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