94 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 20

flower garland, and ornaments decorating His entire body. The Lord gra-
dually covered the entire surface of the world, and by extending His
body He covered the entire sky. With His hands He covered all direc-
tions, and with His second footstep He covered the entire upper plan-
etary system. Therefore there was no vacant place where He could take
His third footstep.

TEXT 1
HAA TUT
afewd geafa: sara arta: |
Tati year Aoi UaegaTsTAeA TOT Nl 2 I

Sri-Suka uvdca
balir evarn grha-patih
kuldcdryena bhdsitah
tisnim bhitvad ksanam rajann
uvacavahito gurum

Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; balih —Bali Maharaja;
evam—thus; grha-patih—the master of the household affairs, although
guided by the priests; kula-dcadryena—by the family dcdrya or guide;
bhasitah—being thus addressed; tisnim—silent; bhitva—becoming;
ksanam—for a moment; réjan—O King (Maharaja Pariksit); uvdca—
said; avahitah—after full deliberation; gurum—unto his spiritual
master.

TRANSLATION
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, when Bali Maharaja
was thus advised by his spiritual master, Sukracarya, his family

priest, he remained silent for some time, and then, after full
deliberation, he replied to his spiritual master as follows.
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PURPORT

Srila Viévanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks that Bali Maharaja
remained silent at a critical point. How could he disohey the instruction
