Text 11] Bali Maharaja Surrenders the Universe 105

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manasvinah kdrunikasya sobhanam
yad arthi-kadmopanayena durgatih
kutah punar brahma-vidarn bhavadrsam

tato vator asya dadami varchitam

manasvinah—of persons who are greatly munificent; kadrunikasya—
of persons celebrated as very merciful; sobhanam—very auspicious;
yat—that; arthi—of persons in need of money; kdma-upanayena—by
satisfying; durgatih—becoming poverty-stricken; kutah—what;
punah—again (is to be said); brahma-vidam—of persons well versed in
transcendental science (brahma-vidya) ; bhavadrsdm—like your good
self; tatah—therefore; vatoh—of the brahmacari; asya—of this
Vamanadeva; dadami—I shall give; vdfichitam—whatever He wants.

TRANSLATION

By giving charity, a benevolent and merciful person undoub-
tedly becomes even more auspicious, especially when he gives
charity to a person like your good self. Under the circumstances, I
must give this little brahmacari whatever charity He wants from
me.

PURPORT

If one accepts a poverty-stricken position because of losing money in
business, gambling, prostitution or intoxication, no one will praise him,
but if one becomes poverty-stricken by giving all of his possessions in
charity, he becomes adored all over the world. Aside from this, if a
benevolent and merciful person exhibits his pride in becoming poverty-
stricken by giving his possessions in charity for good causes, his poverty
is a welcome and auspicious sign of a great personality. Bali Maharaja
decided that even though he would become poverty-stricken by giving
everything to Vamanadeva, this is what he would prefer.

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