Text 28] Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets
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brūhi kāraṇam etasya durdharṣatvasya mad-ripoḥ ojaḥ saho balaṁ tejo yata etat samudyamaḥ
brūhi—kindly inform us; kāraṇam—the cause; etasya—of all this; durdharṣatvasya—of the formidableness; mat-ripoḥ—of my enemy; ojaḥ—prowess; sahaḥ—energy; balam—strength; tejaḥ—influence; yataḥ—wherefrom; etat—all this; samudyamaḥ—endeavor.
TRANSLATION
Kindly inform me. What is the cause for Bali Mahārāja's strength, endeavor, influence and victory? How has he become so enthusiastic?
TEXT 28
श्रीगुरुरुवाच
जानामि मघक्छ्रोरुव्रतेत्स्य कारणम् । शिष्यायोपभृतं तेजो भृगुमिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः ॥२८॥
śrī-gurur uvāca jānāmi maghavañ chatror unnater asya kāraṇam śiṣyāyopabhṛtaṁ tejo bhṛgubhir brahma-vādibhiḥ
śrī-guruḥ uvāca—Bṛhaspati said; jānāmi—I know; maghavan—O Indra; śatroḥ—of the enemy; unnateḥ—of the elevation; asya—of him; kāraṇam—the cause; śiṣyāya—unto the disciple; upabhṛtam—endowed; tejaḥ—power; bhṛgubhiḥ—by the descendants of Bhṛgu; brahma-vādibhiḥ—all-powerful brāhmaṇas.
TRANSLATION
Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, said: O Indra, I know the cause for your enemy's becoming so powerful. The