184 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 15

demigods followed his orders, and Bali Maharaja, along with his asso-
ciates, gained the entire kingdom of Indra. The descendants of Bhrgu
Muni, being very affectionate to their disciple Bali Maharaja, engaged
him in performing one hundred asvamedha-yajnas. In this way, Bali en-
joyed the opulences of the heavenly planets.

TEXTS 1-2

ARTA
Tw: Tod wa Tera |
TAM SUAS TT TZ Il 2 Il
wag aaficart meq stare fF a: |

TAMA WMA WI ATMA! |! 2 II

Sri-rdjovdca
baleh pada-trayarh bhiimeh
kasméd dharir aydcata
bhitesvarah krpana-val
labdhartho ’pi babandha tam

etad veditum icchimo
mahat kautithalam hi nah
yaciesvarasya pimasya

bandhanam capy andgasah

$ri-raja uvdéca—the King said; baleh—of Bali Maharaja; pada-
trayam—three steps; bhimeh—of land; kasmat—why; harih—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead (in the form of Vamana); aydcata—
begged; bhitva-isvarah—the proprietor of all the universe; krpana-
vat—like a poor man; labdha-arthah—He got the gift; api—although;
babandha—arrested; tam—him (Bali); etat—all this; veditum—to
understand; icchamah—we desire; mahat—very great; kautithalam—
eagerness; hi—indeed; nah—our; ydcrid—begging; iSvarasya—of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; piirnasya—who is full in everything;
