Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.20

yaḥ prabhuḥ sarva-bhūtānāḿ

sukha-duḥkhopapattaye

taḿ nātivartituḿ daityāḥ

pauruṣair īśvaraḥ pumān

SYNONYMS

yaḥ prabhuḥ — that Supreme Person, the master; sarva-bhūtānām — of all living entities; sukha-duḥkha-upapattaye — for administering happiness and distress; tam — Him; na — not; ativartitumto overcome; daityāḥO demons; pauruṣaiḥ — by human endeavors; īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller; pumāna person.

TRANSLATION

O Daityas, by human efforts no one can supersede the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can bring happiness and distress to all living entities.

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