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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 22]
कर्तुः प्रमोस्तव किमस्यत आवहन्ति त्यक्त्वह्वियस्त्वदवरोपितकर्तृवादाः ॥२०॥
śrī-vindhyāvalir uvāca krīḍārtham ātmana idam tri-jagat kṛtam te svāmyam tu tatra kudhiyo 'para īśa kuryuḥ kartuḥ prabhos tava kim asyata āvahanti tyakta-hriyas tvad-avaropita-kartṛ-vādāḥ
śrī-vindhyāvaliḥ uvāca —Vindhyāvali, the wife of Bali Mahārāja, said;  krīḍā-artham —for the sake of pastimes;  ātmanaḥ —of Yourself;  idam —this;  tri-jagat —the three worlds (this universe);  kṛtam —was created;  te —by You;  svāmyam —proprietorship;  tu —but;  tatra —thereon;  kudhiyaḥ —foolish rascals;  apare —others;  īśa —O my Lord;  kuryuḥ —have established;  kartuḥ —for the supreme creator;  prabhoḥ —for the supreme maintainer;  tava —for Your good self;  kim —what;  asyataḥ —for the supreme annihilator;  āvahanti —they can offer;  tyakta-hriyaḥ —shameless, without intelligence;  tvat —by You;  avaropita —falsely imposed because of a poor fund of knowledge;  kartṛ-vādāḥ —the proprietorship of such foolish agnostics.
TRANSLATION
Śrimatī Vindhyāvali  said: O my Lord, You have created the entire universe for the enjoyment of Your personal pastimes, but foolish, unintelligent men have claimed proprietorship for material enjoyment. Certainly they are shameless agnostics. Falsely claiming proprietorship, they think they can give charity and enjoy. In such a condition, what good can they do for You, who are the independent creator, maintainer and annihilator of this universe?
PURPORT
Bali Mahārāja's wife, who was most intelligent, supported the arrest of her husband and accused him of having no intelligence because he had claimed proprietorship of the property of the Lord. Such a claim is a sign of demoniac life. Although the demigods, who are officials appointed by