208 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 15

bubhuje ca sriyam surddham
dvija-devopalambhitam

krta-krtyam ivatmanam
manyamano mahamanah

bubhuje—enjoyed; ca—also; sriyam—opulence; su-rddham—
prosperity; dvija—of the brahmanas; deva—as good as the demigods;
upalambhitam—achieved because of the favor; krta-krtyam—very
satisfied by his activities; iva—like that; adtmaénam—himself;
manyaménah—thinking; mahd-manah—the great-minded.

TRANSLATION

Because of the favor of the brahmanas, the great soul Bali
Maharaja, thinking himself very satisfied, became very opulent
and prosperous and began to enjoy the kingdom.

PURPORT

The braéhmanas are called dvija-deva, and ksatriyas are generally
called nara-deva. The word deva actually refers to the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. The bradhmanas guide human society in becoming
happy by satisfying Lord Visnu, and according to their advice, the
ksatriyas, who are called nara-deva, keep law and order so that other
people, namely the vaisyas and Stidras, may properly follow regulative
principles. In this way, people are gradually elevated to Krsna conscious-
ness.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, Fifteenth
Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “Bali Maharaja Conquers
the Heavenly Planets.”
