Text 14] Bali Maharaja Arrested by the Lord 139
tasmad asya vadho dharmo
bhartuh Susrisanam ca nah
ity dyudhdani jagrhur
baler anucardsuréh
tasmat—therefore; asya—of this brahmacdri Vamana; vadhah—the
killing; dharmah—is our duty; bhartuh—of our master; Ssusriisanam
ca—and it is the way of serving; nah—our; iti—thus; dyudhani—all
kinds of weapons; jagrhuh—they took up; baleh—of Bali Maharaja;
anucara—followers; asurah—all the demons.
TRANSLATION
“Therefore it is our duty to kill this Vamanadeva, Lord Visnu. It
is our religious principle and the way to serve our master.” After
making this decision, the demoniac followers of Maharaja Bali
took up their various weapons with a view to killing Vamanadeva.
TEXT 14
Tat ard ed Aovsawa: |
ATM 1S TAY ASARTTATT: 118 8
te sarve vdmanari hanturh
Stila-pattisa-panayah
anicchanto bale rdjan
pradravafi jdta-manyavah
te—the demons; sarve—all of them; v»a@manam—Lord Vamanadeva;
hantum—to kill; stila—tridents; pattisa—lances; pdnayah—all taking
in hand; anicchantah—against the will; baleh —of Bali Maharaja; rdjan
—O King; prddravan—they pushed forward; jdta-manyavah—aggra-
vated by usual anger.
TRANSLATION
O King, the demons, aggravated by their usual anger, took their
lances and tridents in hand, and against the will of Bali Maharaja
they pushed forward to kill Lord Vamanadeva.
