Text 25] Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets
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TEXT 24
मघवांस्तमभिप्रेत्य बलेः परममुद्यमम् । सर्वदेवगणोपेतो गुरुमेतदुवाच ह ॥२४॥
maghavāṁs tam abhipretya baleḥ paramam udyamam sarva-deva-gaṇopeto gurum etad uvāca ha
maghavān—Indra; tam—the situation; abhipretya—understanding; baleḥ—of Bali Mahārāja; paramam udyamam—great enthusiasm; sarva-deva-gaṇa—by all the demigods; upetaḥ—accompanied; gurum—unto the spiritual master; etat—the following words; uvāca—said; ha—indeed.
TRANSLATION
Seeing Bali Mahārāja's indefatigable endeavor and understanding his motive, King Indra, along with the other demigods, approached his spiritual master, Bṛhaspati, and spoke as follows.
TEXT 25
मगवन्नुद्यमो भूयान्तलेनः पूर्ववैरिणः । अविषद्यमिमं मन्ये केनासीत्तेजसोजितः ॥२५॥
bhagavann udyamo bhūyān baler naḥ pūrva-vairiṇaḥ aviṣahyam imaṁ manye kenāsīt tejasorjitaḥ
bhagavan—O my lord; udyamaḥ—enthusiasm; bhūyān—great; baleḥ—of Bali Mahārāja; naḥ—our; pūrva-vairiṇaḥ—past enemy; aviṣahyam—unbearable; imaṁ—this; manye—I think; kena—by whom; āsīt—got; tejasā—prowess; ūrjitaḥ—achieved.