Text 9] Bali Maharaja Conquers the Heavenly Planets 189

brahmanas and offered them obeisances. He also saluted Prahlada
Maharaja and offered obeisances to him.

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atharuhya ratham divyam
bhrgu-dattam mahdrathah

susrag-dharo ’tha sannahya
dhanvi khadgi dhrtesudhih

hemargada-lasad-bahuh
sphuran-makara-kundalah

rardaja ratham aridho
dhisnya-stha iva havyavat

atha—thereupon; dGruhya—getting on; ratham—the chariot;
divyam—celestial; bhrgu-dattam—given by Sukracdrya; maha-
rathah—Bali Maharaja, the great charioteer; su-srak-dharah—deco-
rated with a nice garland; atha—thus; sannahya—covering his body
with armor; dhanvi—equipped with a bow; khadgi—taking a sword;
dhrta-isudhih—taking a quiver of arrows; hema-arigada-lasat-bahuh—
decorated with golden bangles on his arms; sphurat-makara-kundalah
—decorated with brilliant earrings resembling sapphires; raraja—was
illuminating; ratham dridhah—getting on the chariot; dhisnya-sthah —
situated on the altar of sacrifice; iva—like; havya-vadt—worshipable
fire.

TRANSLATION

Then, after getting on the chariot given by Sukracarya, Bali
Maharaja, decorated with a nice garland, put protective armor on

his body, equipped himself with a bow, and took up a sword and a
