188 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 15

tasya—his grandfather, namely Prahlada Maharaja; dadau—gave; ca—
and; mélam—a garland; amldna-puspam—made of flowers that do not
fade away; jala-jam—a conchshell (which is born in water); ca—as well
as; Sukrah —Sukracarya.

TRANSLATION

A gilded bow, two quivers of infallible arrows, and celestial ar-
mor also appeared. Bali Maharaja’s grandfather Prahlada Maharaja
offered Bali a garland of flowers that would never fade, and
Sukracarya gave him a conchshell.

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evam sa viprarjita-yodhanarthas
taih kalpita-svastyayano ’tha vipran
pradaksini-krtya krta-pranadmah
prahradam amantrya namas-cakdara

evam—in this way; sah—he (Bali Maharaja); vipra-arjita—gained by
the grace of the brahmanas; yodhana-arthah—possessing equipment
for fighting; taih—by them (the bradhmanas); kalpita—advice;
svastyayanah—ritualistic performance; atha—as; viprdn—all the
brahmanas (Sukracarya and others); pradaksini-krtya—circumambulat-
ing; krta-prandmah—offered his respectful obeisances; prahradam—
unto Prahlada Maharaja; a@mantrya—addressing; namah-cakara—
offered him obeisances.

TRANSLATION

When Maharaja Bali had thus performed the special ritualistic
ceremony advised by the brahmanas and had received, by their
grace, the equipment for fighting, he circumambulated the
