112 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 20

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evar Saptah sva-guruna
satyan na calito mahan
vamanaya dadaév enadm

arcitvodaka-piirvakam

evam—in this way; Saptah—being cursed; sva-gurund—by his own
spiritual master; satyat—from truthfulness; na—not; calitah—who
moved; mahdn—the great personality; vdGmandya—unto Lord
Vamanadeva; dadau—gave in charity; eném—all the land; arcitva—
after worshiping; udaka-piirvakam—preceded by offering of water.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Even after being cursed in this
way by his own spiritual master, Bali Maharaja, being a great per-
sonality, never deviated from his determination. Therefore, ac-
cording to custom, he first offered water to Vamanadeva and then
offered Him the gift of land he had promised.

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vindhydvalis tadagatya
patni jalaka-malini

Gninye kalasarn haimam
avanejany-aparh bhrtam

vindhyavalih—Vindhyavali; tada—at that time; dgatya—coming
there; patni—the wife of Maharaja Bali; jalaka-malini—decorated with
a necklace of pearls; Gninye—caused to be brought; kalasam—a water-
pot; haimam—made of gold; avanejani-apam—with water for the sake

of washing the Lord’s feet; bhrtam—filled.
