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Bali Mahārāja Surrenders the Universe
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me;  enām —all this land;  haret —will take away;  yuddhe —in the fight;  śayīta —will lie down;  nihataḥ —being killed;  mayā —by me.
TRANSLATION
If this  brāhmaṇa  really is Lord Viṣṇu, who is worshiped by Vedic hymns, He would never give up His widespread reputation; either He would lie down having been killed by me, or He would kill me in a fight.
PURPORT
Bali Mahārāja's statement that Viṣṇu would lie down having been killed is not the direct meaning, for Viṣṇu cannot be killed by anyone. Lord Viṣṇu can kill everyone, but He cannot be killed. Thus the real meaning of the words "lie down" is that Lord Viṣṇu would reside within the core of Bali Mahārāja's heart. Lord Viṣṇu is defeated by a devotee through devotional service; otherwise, no one can defeat Lord Viṣṇu.
TEXT 14
श्रीशुक उवाच
एवमश्रद्धितं शिष्यमनादेशकरं गुरुः ।
शशाप दैवप्रहितः सत्यसन्धं मनस्विनम् ॥१४॥
śrī-śuka uvāca evam aśraddhitam śiṣyam anādeśakaram guruḥ śaśāpa daiva-prahitaḥ satya-sandham manasvinam
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;  evam —thus;  aśraddhitam —who was not very respectful to the instruction of the spiritual master;  śiṣyam —unto such a disciple;  anādeśa-karam —who was not prepared to carry out the order of his spiritual master;  guruḥ —the spiritual master (Śukrācārya);  śaśāpa —cursed;  daiva-prahitaḥ —being inspired by the Supreme Lord;  satya-sandham —one who was fixed in his truthfulness;  manasvinam —who was of a highly elevated character.