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Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Verse 27 of 31
SB 8.21.27

हाहाकारो महानासीद्रोदस्योः सर्वतो दिशम् निगृह्यमाणे ऽसुरपतौ विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना

hāhākāro mahān āsīd rodasyoḥ sarvato diśam nigṛhyamāṇe 'sura-patau viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

Synonyms

hāhā-kāraḥ—a tumultuous roar of lamentation; mahān—great; āsīt—there was; rodasyoḥ—in both the lower and upper planetary systems; sarvataḥ—everywhere; diśam—all directions; nigṛhyamāṇe—because of being suppressed; asura-patau—when Bali Mahārāja, the King of the demons; viṣṇunā—by Lord Viṣṇu; prabhaviṣṇunā—who is the most powerful everywhere..

Translation

When Bali Mahārāja was thus arrested by Lord Viṣṇu, who is the most powerful, there was a great roar of lamentation in all directions throughout the upper and lower planetary systems of the universe.

Verse 27 of 31