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Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Verse 18 of 31
SB 8.21.18

हन्यमानान्स्वकान्दृष्ट्वा पुरुषानुचरैर्बलिः वारयामास संरब्धान्काव्यशापमनुस्मरन्

hanyamānān svakān dṛṣṭvā puruṣānucarair baliḥ vārayām āsa saṁrabdhān kāvya-śāpam anusmaran

Synonyms

hanyamānān—being killed; svakān—his own soldiers; dṛṣṭvā—after seeing; puruṣa-anucaraiḥ—by the associates of the Supreme Person; baliḥ—Bali Mahārāja; vārayām āsa—forbade; saṁrabdhān—even though they were very angry; kāvya-śāpam—the curse given by Śukrācārya; anusmaran—remembering..

Translation

When Bali Mahārāja saw that his own soldiers were being killed by the associates of Lord Viṣṇu, he remembered the curse of Śukrācārya and forbade his soldiers to continue fighting.

Verse 18 of 31