Text 11]
Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord
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TEXT 10
न वायं ब्रह्मबन्धुर्विष्णुर्मायाविनां वरः । द्विजरूपप्रतिच्छन्नो देवकार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥१०॥
na vāyam brahma-bandhur viṣṇur māyāvinām varaḥ dvija-rūpa-praticchanno deva-kāryam cikīrṣati
na —not;  vā —either;  ayam —this;  brahma-bandhuḥ —Vāmanadeva, in the form of a  brāhmaṇa ;  viṣṇuḥ —He is Lord Viṣṇu Himself;  māyāvinām —of all cheaters;  varaḥ —the greatest;  dvija-rūpa —by assuming the form of a  brāhmaṇa ;  praticchannaḥ —is disguised for the purpose of cheating;  deva-kāryam —the interest of the demigods;  cikīrṣati —He is trying for.
TRANSLATION
“This Vāmana is certainly not a  brāhmaṇa  but the best of cheaters, Lord Viṣṇu. Assuming the form of a  brāhmaṇa , He has covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of the demigods.
TEXT 11
अनेन याचमानेन शत्रुणा वदुरूपिणा । सर्वस्वं नो हतं भर्तुर्न्यस्तदण्डस्य बर्हिषि ॥११॥
anena yācamānena śatruṇā vaṭu-rūpiṇā sarvasvam no hṛtam bhartur nyasta-daṇḍasya barhiṣi
anena —by Him;  yācamānena —who is in the position of a beggar;  śatruṇā —by the enemy;  vaṭu-rūpiṇā —in the form of a  brahmacārī ;  sarvasvam —everything;  naḥ —our;  hṛtam —has been taken away;  bhartuḥ —of our master;  nyasta —had been given up;  daṇḍasya —of