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Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

Verse 29 of 30
SB 8.18.29

श्रीबलिरुवाच स्वागतं ते नमस्तुभ्यं ब्रह्मन्किं करवाम ते ब्रह्मर्षीणां तपः साक्षान्मन्ये त्वार्य वपुर्धरम्

śrī-balir uvāca svāgataṁ te namas tubhyaṁ brahman kiṁ karavāma te brahmarṣīṇāṁ tapaḥ sākṣān manye tvārya vapur-dharam

Synonyms

śrī-baliḥ uvāca—Bali Mahārāja said; su-āgatam—all welcome; te—unto You; namaḥ tubhyam—I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; kim—what; karavāma—can we do; te—for You; brahma-ṛṣīṇām—of the great brāhmaṇa sages; tapaḥ—austerity; sākṣāt—directly; manye—I think; tvā—You; ārya—O noble one; vapuḥ-dharam—personified..

Translation

Bali Mahārāja then said to Lord Vāmanadeva: O brāhmaṇa, I offer You my hearty welcome and my respectful obeisances. Please let us know what we may do for You. We think of You as the personified austerity of the great brāhmaṇa-sages.

Verse 29 of 30