Text 11] Bali Maharaja Arrested by the Lord 137

TEXT 10
a ard aaaegifeyataat az: |
faeastreoat wart Pratefa eel

na vayam brahma-bandhur
visnur maydvindm varah
dvija-riipa-praticchanno
deva-karyam cikirsati
na—not; vé—either; ayam—this; brahma-bandhuh—Vamanadeva,
in the form of a braéhmana; visnuh—He is Lord Visnu Himself;
méydvindm—of all cheaters; varah—the greatest; dvija-riipa—by
assuming the form of a brahmana; praticchannah—is disguised for the
purpose of cheating; deva-karyam—the interest of the demigods;
cikirsati—He is trying for.

TRANSLATION

“This Vamana is certainly not a brahmana but the best of
cheaters, Lord Visnu. Assuming the form of a brahmana, He has
covered His own form, and thus He is working for the interests of

the demigods.

TEXT 11

KAA AAA 7am azefamt |
aGa a waraReee afats 112 211

anena yaécamdanena
Satrund vatu-nipina
sarvasvam no hrtam bhartur

nyasta-dandasya barhisi

anena—by Him; yaécamaénena—who is in the position of a beggar;
Satrunad—by the enemy; vatu-ripind—in the form of a brahmacari;
sarvasvam—everything; nah—our; hrtam—has been taken away;
bhartuh—of our master; nyasta—had been given up; dandasya—of
