108 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 20
tathapy ena na hirhsisye
bhitarn brahma-tanum ripum
yadyapi—although; asau—Lord Visnu; adharmena—crookedly,
without reference to the straight way; maém—me; badhniyat—kills;
anagasam—although | am not sinful; tathaépi—still; enam—against
Him; na—not; hirsisye—I shall take any retaliation; bhitam—because
He is afraid; brahma-tanum—having assumed the form of a brahmana-
brahmacari; ripum—even though He is my enemy.
TRANSLATION
Although He is Visnu Himself, out of fear He has covered Him-
self in the form of a brahmana to come to me begging. Under the
circumstances, because He has assumed the form of a brahmana,
even if He irreligiously arrests me or even kills me, I shall not
retaliate, although He is my enemy.
PURPORT
If Lord Visnu as He is had come to Bali Maharaja and asked him to do
something, Bali Maharaja certainly would not have refused His request.
But to enjoy a little humor between Himself and His devotee, the Lord
covered Himself as a brahmana-brahmacari and thus came to Bali
Maharaja to beg for only three feet of land.
TEXT 13
oy aT TIABIR A frerafa Tz aTT: |
geal Hat az aS Tata FAedt Har 123M!
esa va uttamasloko
na jihdsati yad yasah
hatva mainaém hared yuddhe
Sayita nihato maya
esah—this (brahmacari); va—either; uttama-slokah—is Lord Visnu,
who is worshiped by Vedic prayers; na—not; jihdsati—desires to give
up; yat—because; yasah—perpetual fame; hatva—after killing; ma—
