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The Subterranean Heavenly Planets
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eighty thousand miles with His big toe. I shall explain the character and activities of Bali Mahārāja later [in the Eighth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam].
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ततोऽधस्तात्तलातले मयो नाम दानवेन्द्रस्त्रिपुराधिपतिर्भगवता पुरारिणा त्रिलोकीशं चिकीर्षुणा निर्दग्धस्वपुरत्रयस्तत्प्रसादाल्लभपदो मायाविनामाचार्यो महादेवेन परिरक्षितो विगतसुदर्शनभयो महीयते ॥ २८ ॥
tato 'dhastāt talātale mayo nāma dānavendras tri-purādhipatir bhagavatā purāriṇā tri-lokī-śam cikīrṣuṇā nirdagdha-sva-pura-trayas tat-prasādāl labdha-pado māyāvinām ācāryo mahādevena parirakṣito vigata-sudarśana-bhayo mahīyate.
tataḥ —the planet known as Sutala;  adhastāt —below;  talātale —in the planet known as Talātala;  mayaḥ —Maya;  nāma —named;  dānava-in-draḥ —the king of the Dānava demons;  tri-pura-adhipatiḥ —the Lord of the three cities;  bhagavatā —by the most powerful;  purāriṇā —Lord Śiva, who is known as Tripurāri;  tri-lokī —of the three worlds;  śam —the good fortune;  cikīrṣuṇā —who was desiring;  nirdagdha —burned;  sva-pura-trayaḥ —whose three cities;  tat-prasādāt —by Lord Śiva's mercy;  labdha —obtained;  padaḥ —a kingdom;  māyā-vinām ācāryaḥ —who is the  ācārya , or master, of all the conjurers;  mahā-devena —by Lord Śiva;  parirakṣitaḥ —protected;  vigata-sudarśana-bhayaḥ —who is not afraid of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His Sudarśana  cakra ;  mahīyate —is worshiped.
TRANSLATION
Beneath the planet known as Sutala is another planet, called Talātala, which is ruled by the Dānava demon named Maya. Maya is known as the  ācārya  [master] of all the māyāvis, who can invoke the powers of sorcery. For the benefit of the three worlds, Lord Śiva, who is known as Tripurāri, once set fire to the three kingdoms of Maya, but later, being pleased with him, he returned his kingdom. Since that time, Maya Dānava has been protected by