162 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 22

yasmin—unto You; vaira-anubandhena—by continuously treating as
an enemy; vyidhena—firmly fixed by such intelligence; vibudha-
itarah—the demons (those other than the demigods) ; bahavah—many
of them; lebhire—achieved; siddhim—perfection; yam—which; u ha—
it is well known; ekdnta-yoginah—equal to the achievements of the
greatly successful mystic yogis; tena—therefore; aham—I; nigrhitah
asmi—although I am being punished; bhavata—by Your Lordship;
bhiiri-karmané—who can do many wonderful things; baddhah ca—I
am arrested and bound; varunaih pdsaih—by the ropes of Varuna; na
ati-vride—I am not at all ashamed of this; na ca vyathe—nor am |
suffering very much.

TRANSLATION

Many demons who were continuously inimical toward You
finally achieved the perfection of great mystic yogis. Your Lord-
ship can perform one work to serve many purposes, and conse-
quently, although You have punished me in many ways, I do not
feel ashamed of having been arrested by the ropes of Varuna, nor
do I feel aggrieved.

PURPORT

Bali Maharaja appreciated the Lord’s mercy not only upon him but
upon many other demons. Because this mercy is liberally distributed, the
Supreme Lord is called all-merciful. Bali Maharaja was indeed a fully
surrendered devotee, but even some demons who were not at all devotees
but merely enemies of the Lord attained the same exalted position
achieved by many mystic yogis. Thus Bali Maharaja could understand
that the Lord had some hidden purpose in punishing him. Consequently
he was neither unhappy nor ashamed because of the awkward position in
which he had been put by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 8
faavaet «- aaghraaa:
Tee afreqagTe: |
wafara fafearard
dnfiacaa: = afer ic il
