Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 19: Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.19.5
yato jāto hiraṇyākṣaś
carann eka imāḿ mahīm
prativīraḿ dig-vijaye
nāvindata gadāyudhaḥ
SYNONYMS
yataḥ — in which dynasty; jātaḥ — was born; hiraṇyākṣaḥ — the king named Hiraṇyākṣa; caran — wandering; ekaḥ — alone; imām — this; mahīm — surface of the globe; prativīram — a rival hero; dik-vijaye — for conquering all directions; na avindata — could not get; gadā-āyudhaḥ — bearing his own club.
TRANSLATION
It was in your dynasty that Hiraṇyākṣa was born. Carrying only his own club, he wandered the globe alone, without assistance, to conquer all directions, and no hero he met could rival him.
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