Text 28] The Subterranean Heavenly Planets 403
eighty thousand miles with His big toe. I shall explain the
character and activities of Bali Maharaja later [in the Eighth Canto
of Srimad-Bhagavatam].
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tato ‘dhastat talatale mayo ndma danavendras tri-purddhipatir
bhagavata purdarina tri-loki-sam cikirsund nirdagdha-sva-pura-trayas
tat-prasddal labdha-pado mayavinam acaryo mahddevena pariraksito
vigata-sudarsana-bhayo mahiyate.

tatah—the planet known as Sutala; adhastdt—below; taldtale—in the
planet known as Talatala; mayah—Maya; n@ma—named; ddnava-in-
drah—the king of the Danava demons; tri-pura-adhipatih—the Lord of
the three cities; bhagavata—by the most powerful; purdrina—Lord
Siva, who is known as Tripurari; tri-loki—of the three worlds; sam—the
good fortune; cikirsund—who was desiring; nirdagdha—burned; sva-
pura-trayah—whose three cities; tat-prasddat—by Lord Siva’s mercy:
labdha—obtained; padah—a kingdom; mdyd-vinam aearyah—who is
the dcdarya, or master, of all the conjurers; mahd-devena—by Lord Siva;
pariraksitah—protected; vigata-sudarsana-bhayah—who is not afraid
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His Sudarsana cakra;
mahiyate—is worshiped.

TRANSLATION

Beneath the planet known as Sutala is another planet, called
Talatala, which is ruled by the Danava demon named Maya. Maya is
known as the acarya [master] of all the mayavis, who can invoke
the powers of sorcery. For the benefit of the three worlds, Lord
Siva, who is known as Tripurari, once set fire to the three
kingdoms of Maya, but later, being pleased with him, he returned
his kingdom. Since that time, Maya Danava has been protected by
