Text 14]
Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord
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tasmād asya vadho dharmo bhartuḥ śuśrūṣaṇam ca naḥ ity āyudhāni jagṛhur baler anucarāsurāḥ
tasmāt—therefore; asya—of this brahmacārī Vāmana; vadhaḥ—the killing; dharmaḥ—is our duty; bhartuḥ—of our master; śuśrūṣaṇam ca—and it is the way of serving; naḥ—our; iti—thus; āyudhāni—all kinds of weapons; jagṛhuḥ—they took up; baleḥ—of Bali Mahārāja; anucara—followers; asurāḥ—all the demons.
TRANSLATION
“Therefore it is our duty to kill this Vāmanadeva, Lord Viṣṇu. It is our religious principle and the way to serve our master.” After making this decision, the demoniac followers of Mahārāja Bali took up their various weapons with a view to killing Vāmanadeva.
TEXT 14
ते सर्वे वामनं हन्तुं शूलपट्टिशपाणयः । अनिच्छन्तो बले राजन् प्राद्रवञ्जातमन्यवः ॥१४॥
te sarve vāmanam hantum śūla-paṭṭiśa-pāṇayaḥ anicchanto bale rājan prādravañ jāta-manyavaḥ
te—the demons; sarve—all of them; vāmanam—Lord Vāmanadeva; hantum—to kill; śūla—tridents; paṭṭiśa—lances; pāṇayaḥ—all taking in hand; anicchantaḥ—against the will; baleḥ—of Bali Mahārāja; rājan—O King; prādravan—they pushed forward; jāta-manyavaḥ—aggravated by usual anger.
TRANSLATION
O King, the demons, aggravated by their usual anger, took their lances and tridents in hand, and against the will of Bali Mahārāja they pushed forward to kill Lord Vāmanadeva.