Text 28] Bali Maharaja Conquers the Heavenly Planets 201
brithi karanam etasya
durdharsatvasya mad-ripoh
ojah saho balam tejo
yata etat samudyamah
brihi—kindly inform us; kdranam—the cause; etasya—of all this;
durdharsatvasya—of the formidableness; mat-ripoh—of my enemy;
ojah—prowess; sahah—energy; balam—strength; tejah—influence;
yatah—wherefrom; etat—all this; samudyamah—endeavor.
TRANSLATION
Kindly inform me. What is the cause for Bali Maharaja’s
strength, endeavor, influence and victory? How has he become so
enthusiastic?
TEXT 28
MISTI
AA AETSASAR BOTY |
franrsd Ist gahaeaahy: Rel!
Sri-gurur uvdca
janami maghavafi chatror
unnater asya kdranam
Sisyayopabhrtam tejo
bhrgubhir brahma-vadibhih
Sri-guruh uvdca—Brhaspati said; janami—I know; maghavan—O
Indra; satroh—of the enemy; unnateh—of the elevation; asya—of him;
kdranam—the cause; sisydya—unto the disciple; upabhrtam—en-
dowed; tejah—power; bhrgubhih—by the descendants of Bhrgu;
brahma-vadibhih—all-powerful brahmanas.
TRANSLATION
Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, said: O Indra, I
know the cause for your enemy’s becoming so powerful. The
