Text 22] Bali Maharaja Arrested by the Lord 143

TEXT 21

Tt at vara meena fata |
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yo no bhavaya prag dasid
abhavaya divaukasém

sa eva bhagavan adya
vartate tad-viparyayam

yah—the time factor, which represents the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; nah—of us; bhavaya—for the improvement; prak—for-
merly; dsit—was situated; abhavaya—for the defeat; diva-okasém—of
the demigods; sah—that time factor; eva—indeed; bhagavén—the
representative of the Supreme Person; adya—today; vartate—is exist-
ing; tat-viparyayam—just the opposite of our favor.

TRANSLATION

The supreme time factor, which represents the Supreme Per-
son, was previously in our favor and not in favor of the demigods,
but now that same time factor is against us.

TEXT 22

wa areca gaara: |
ATA ETAT BS TMT S TA RII

balena sacivair buddhya
durgair mantrausadhddibhih
samddibhir upayais ca
kalam natyeti vai janah

balena—by material power; sacivaih—by the counsel of ministers;
buddhya—by intelligence; durgaih—by fortresses; mantra-ausadha-
ddibhih—by mystic chanting or the influence of drugs and herbs; séma-
adibhih—by diplomacy and other such means; upa@yaih ca—by similar
other attempts; kalam—the time factor, representing the Supreme Lord;
na—never; atyeti—can overcome; vai—indeed; janah—any person.
