Text 24] Bali Maharaja Surrenders His Life 181
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is so kind that if an unsophisticated
person, with devotion and without duplicity, offers at the lotus feet of the
Lord a little water, a flower, a fruit or a leaf, the Lord accepts it. Then the
devotee is promoted to Vaikuntha, the spiritual world. Brahma drew the
Lord’s attention to this subject and requested that He release Bali
Maharaja, who was suffering, being bound by the ropes of Varuna, and
who had already given everything, including the three worlds and what-
ever he possessed.
TEXT 24
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TAT FHI AON StS AT AAAI (12!
Sri-bhagavan uvdaca
brahman yam anugrhnami
tad-viso vidhunomy aham
yan-madah purusah stabdho
lokam mam cdvamanyate
Sri-bhagavan uvdca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;
brahman—O Lord Brahma; yam—unto anyone to whom;
anugrhndmi—I show My mercy; tat—his; visah—material opulence or
riches; vidhunomi—take away; aham—I; yat-madah—having false
prestige due to this money; purusah—such a person; stabdhah—being
dull-minded; lokam—the three worlds; mam ca—unto Me also;
avamanyate —derides.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Lord
Brahma, because of material opulence a foolish person becomes
dull-witted and mad. Thus he has no respect for anyone within the
three worlds and defies even My authority. To such a person I
show special favor by first taking away all his possessions.
PURPORT
A civilization that has become godless because of material advance-
ment in opulence is extremely dangerous. Because of great opulence, a
