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Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Verse 11 of 31
SB 8.21.11

अनेन याचमानेन शत्रुणा वटुरूपिणा सर्वस्वं नो हृतं भर्तुर्न्यस्तदण्डस्य बर्हिषि

anena yācamānena śatruṇā vaṭu-rūpiṇā sarvasvaṁ no hṛtaṁ bhartur nyasta-daṇḍasya barhiṣi

Synonyms

anenaby Him; yācamānenawho is in the position of a beggar; śatruṇāby the enemy; vaṭu-rūpiṇāin the form of a brahmacārī; sarvasvameverything; naḥour; hṛtamhas been taken away; bhartuḥof our master; nyastahad been given up; daṇḍasyaof whom the power of giving punishment; barhiṣibecause of taking the vow of a ritualistic ceremony..

Translation

"Our lord, Bali Mahārāja, because of his position in performing the yajña, has given up the power to punish. Taking advantage of this, our eternal enemy, Viṣṇu, dressed in the form of a brahmacārī beggar, has taken away all his possessions.

Verse 11 of 31
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