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Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Verse 15 of 31
SB 8.21.15

तानभिद्रवतो दृष्ट्वा दितिजानीकपान्नृप प्रहस्यानुचरा विष्णोः प्रत्यषेधन्नुदायुधाः

tān abhidravato dṛṣṭvā ditijānīkapān nṛpa prahasyānucarā viṣṇoḥ pratyaṣedhann udāyudhāḥ

Synonyms

tān—them; abhidravataḥ—thus going forward; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; ditija-anīka-pān—the soldiers of the demons; nṛpa—O King; prahasya—smiling; anucarāḥ—the associates; viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu; pratyaṣedhan—forbade; udāyudhāḥ—taking up their weapons..

Translation

O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt.

Verse 15 of 31