Text 8] King Indra Annihilates the Demons 69
PURPORT

If one is victorious on the battlefield, he becomes famous; and if one is
not victorious but is defeated, he may die. Both victory and defeat are
possible, whether on such a battlefield as this or on the battlefield of the
struggle for existence. Everything takes place according to the laws of
nature (prakrteh kriyamandni gunaih karméni sarvasah). Since every-
one, without exception, is subject to the modes of material nature,
whether one is victorious or defeated he is not independent, but is under
the control of material nature. Bali Maharaja, therefore, was very sensi-
ble. He knew that the fighting was arranged by eternal time and that
under time’s influence one must accept the results of one’s own ac-
tivities. Therefore even though Indra threatened that he would now kill
Bali Maharaja by releasing the thunderbolt, Bali Maharaja was not at all
afraid. This is the spirit of a ksatriya: yuddhe capy apalayanam
(Bg. 18.43). A ksatriya must be tolerant in all circumstances, especially
on the battlefield. Thus Bali Maharaja asserted that he was not at all
afraid of death, although he was threatened by such a great personality
as the King of heaven.

TEXT 8
Tg BSIA WI Ted aT: |
aq ated a atalea Ta Gaaafieat: | I
tad idam kdala-rasanar
jagat pasyanti sirayah
na hrsyanti na Socanti
tatra yiiyam apanditah

tat—therefore; idam—this whole material world; kala-rasanam—is
moving because of time eternal; jagat—moving forward (this whole uni-
verse); pasyanti—observe; sirayah—those who are intelligent by ad-
mission of the truth; na—not; hrsyanti—become jubilant; na—nor;
Socanti—lament; tatra—in such; yiyam—all of you demigods;
apanditah—not very learned (having forgotten that you are working
under eternal time).
