Text 4] Bali Maharaja Surrenders His Life 159

TRANSLATION

I do not fear being deprived of all my possessions, living in
hellish life, being arrested for poverty by the ropes of Varuna or
being punished by You as much as I fear defamation.

PURPORT

Although Bali Maharaja fully surrendered to the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, he could not tolerate being defamed for cheating a
brahmana-brahmacari. Being quite alert in regard to his reputation, he
thought deeply about how to prevent being defamed. The Lord,
therefore, gave him the good counsel to prevent defamation by offering
his head. A Vaisnava does not fear any punishment. Naradyana-parah
sarve na kutascana bibhyati (Bhag. 6.17.28).

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pumsam slaghyatamam manye
dandam arhattamarpitam
yam na mata pita bhrata

suhrdas cadisanti hi

pumsadm—of men; slaghya-tamam—the most exalted; manye—I
consider; dandam—punishment; arhattama-arpitam—given by You,
the supreme worshipable Lord; yam—which; na—neither; mata—
mother; pita—father; bhrata—brother; suhrdah—friends; ca—also;
adisanti—offer; hi—indeed.

TRANSLATION

Although a father, mother, brother or friend may sometimes
punish one as a well-wisher, they never punish their subordinate
like this. But because You are the most worshipable Lord, I regard
the punishment You have given me as most exalted.
