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Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord
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TEXT 21
यो नो भवाय प्रागासीदभवाय दिवौकसाम् । स एव भगवान्य वर्तते तद्विपर्ययम् ॥२१॥
yo no bhavāya prāg āsīd abhavāya divaukasām sa eva bhagavān adya vartate tad-viparyayam
yaḥ —the time factor, which represents the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  naḥ —of us;  bhavāya —for the improvement;  prāk —formerly;  āsīt —was situated;  abhavāya —for the defeat;  diva-okasām —of the demigods;  saḥ —that time factor;  eva —indeed;  bhagavān —the representative of the Supreme Person;  adya —today;  vartate —is existing;  tat-viparyayam —just the opposite of our favor.
TRANSLATION
The supreme time factor, which represents the Supreme Person, was previously in our favor and not in favor of the demigods, but now that same time factor is against us.
TEXT 22
बलेन सचिवैर्बुद्ध्या दुर्गैर्मन्त्रौषधादिभिः । सामादिभिरुपायैश्च कालं नात्येति वै जनः ॥२२॥
balena sacivair buddhyā durgair mantrauṣadhādibhiḥ sāmādibhir upāyaiś ca kālam nātyeti vai janaḥ
balena —by material power;  sacivaiḥ —by the counsel of ministers;  buddhyā —by intelligence;  durgaiḥ —by fortresses;  mantra-auṣadha-ādibhiḥ —by mystic chanting or the influence of drugs and herbs;  sāmādibhiḥ —by diplomacy and other such means;  upāyaiḥ ca —by similar other attempts;  kālam —the time factor, representing the Supreme Lord;  na —never;  atyeti —can overcome;  vai —indeed;  janaḥ —any person.