42 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 18

sacrificial offerings; ajuhot—completed the fire sacrifice; dvijah—the
best of the bréhmanas.

TRANSLATION

After Lord Sri Vamanadeva set a sacrificial fire, He offered wor-
ship and performed a fire sacrifice on the sacrificial field.

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Srutvdsvamedhair yajamaénam irjitarn
balirh bhrgiindm upakalpitais tatah

Jagama tatraékhila-sdra-sambhrto
bharena gam sannamayan pade pade

Srutva—after hearing; asvamedhaih—by asvamedha sacrifices;
yajamaénam—the performer; irjitam—very glorious; balim—Bali
Maharaja; bhrginém—under the guidance of the brahmanas born in the
Bhrgu dynasty; upakalpitaih—performed; tatah—from that place;
jagama—went; tatra—there; akhila-sdra-sambhrtah—the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, the essence of all creation; bharena—with the
weight; gam—the earth; sannamayan—depressing; pade pade—at
every step.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord heard that Bali Maharaja was performing
asvamedha sacrifices under the patronage of brahmanas belonging
to the Bhrgu dynasty, the Supreme Lord, who is full in every
respect, proceeded there to show His mercy to Bali Maharaja. By
His weight, He pushed down the earth with every step.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is akhila-sdéra-sambhrta. In
other words, He is the proprietor of everything essential in this material
