176 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 22
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APRAATTUAATEITAT: Roll
Sri-vindhyavalir uvaca
kridartham atmana idam tri-jagat krtam te
svdmyam tu tatra kudhiyo ‘para isa kuryuh
kartuh prabhos tava kim asyata avahanti
tyakta-hriyas tvad-avaropita-kartr-vadah
Sri-vindhydvalih uvaéca—Vindhyavali, the wife of Bali Maharaja,
said; krida-artham—for the sake of pastimes; atmanah—of Yourself;
idam—this; tri-jagat—the three worlds (this universe); krtam—was
created; te—by You; sv@myam—proprietorship; tu—but; tatra—
thereon; kudhiyah—foolish rascals; apare—others; isa—O my Lord;
kuryuh—have established; kartuh—for the supreme creator; prabhoh —
for the supreme maintainer; tava—for Your good self; kim—what;
asyatah—for the supreme annihilator; dvahanti—they can offer;
tyakta-hriyah—shameless, without intelligence; tvat—by You;
avaropita—falsely imposed because of a poor fund of knowledge; kartr-
védaéh—the proprietorship of such foolish agnostics.
TRANSLATION
Srimati Vindhyavali said: O my Lord, You have created the en-
tire universe for the enjoyment of Your personal pastimes, but
foolish, unintelligent men have claimed proprietorship for ma-
terial enjoyment. Certainly they are shameless agnostics. Falsely
claiming proprietorship, they think they can give charity and en-
joy. In such a condition, what good can they do for You, who are
the independent creator, maintainer and annihilator of this
universe?
PURPORT
Bali Maharaja’s wife, who was most intelligent, supported the arrest of
her husband and accused him of having no intelligence because he had
claimed proprietorship of the property of the Lord. Such a claim is a sign
of demoniac life. Although the demigods, who are officials appointed by
