Text 14] Bali Maharaja Surrenders the Universe 109
me; enadm—all this land; haret—will take away; yuddhe—in the fight;
Sayita—will lie down; nihatah—being killed; maya—by me.
TRANSLATION
If this brahmana really is Lord Visnu, who is worshiped by Vedic
hymns, He would never give up His widespread reputation; either
He would lie down having been killed by me, or He would kill me
in a fight.
PURPORT
Bali Mahdaraja’s statement that Visnu would lie down having been
killed is not the direct meaning, for Visnu cannot be killed by anyone.
Lord Visnu can kill everyone, but He cannot be killed. Thus the real
meaning of the words “lie down” is that Lord Visnu would reside within
the core of Bali Maharaja’s heart. Lord Visnu is defeated by a devotee
through devotional service; otherwise, no one can defeat Lord Visnu.
TEXT 14
nya TaUF
cated Rreqaaeaat = Te: |
amt ania: acta waaay ell
Sri-Suka uvaca
evam aSsraddhitam Sisyam
anddesakaram guruh
Sasapa daiwva-prahitah
satya-sandham manasvinam
Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam—thus;
aSraddhitam—who was not very respectful to the instruction of the
spiritual master; Sisyam—unto such a disciple; anddesa-karam—who
was not prepared to carry out the order of his spiritual master; guruh—
the spiritual master (Sukracarya); sasapa—cursed; daiva-prahitah—
being inspired by the Supreme Lord; satya-sandham—one who was
fixed in his truthfulness; manasvinam—who was of a highly elevated
character.
