Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.11
anena yācamānena
śatruṇā vaṭu-rūpiṇā
sarvasvaḿ no hṛtaḿ bhartur
nyasta-daṇḍasya barhiṣi
SYNONYMS
anena — by Him; yācamānena — who is in the position of a beggar; śatruṇā — by the enemy; vaṭu-rūpiṇā — in the form of a brahmacārī; sarvasvam — everything; naḥ — our; hṛtam — has been taken away; bhartuḥ — of our master; nyasta — had been given up; daṇḍasya — of whom the power of giving punishment; barhiṣi — because 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.
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