Text 32] Bali Maharaja Surrenders His Life 189

of Godhead assured Bali Maharaja that he would always remain under
the Lord’s protection (mad-dsrayah).

TEXT 32

Taq gaara Paaarahiay |

TENTH FaNTIA SAA TAT: |
ara faaat aaafea wae 13RII

tavat sutalam adhydstam
visvakarma-vinirmitam

yad adhayo vyddhayas ca
klamas tandra parabhavah

nopasarga nivasatam
sambhavanti mameksaya

tavat—as long as you are not in the post of Lord Indra; sutalam—in
the planet known as Sutala; adhydstam—go live there and occupy the
place; visvakarma-vinirmitam—which is especially created by
Visvakarma; yat—wherein; ddhayah—miseries pertaining to the mind;
vyddhayah—miseries pertaining to the body; ca—also; klamah—
fatigue; tandrad—dizziness or laziness; pardbhavah—becoming de-
feated; na—not; upasargah—symptoms of other disturbances;
nivasatam—of those who live there; sambhavanti—become possible;
mama—of Me; iksaya—by the special vigilance.

TRANSLATION

Until Bali Maharaja achieves the position of King of heaven, he
shall live on the planet Sutala, which was made by Visvakarma ac-
cording to My order. Because it is especially protected by Me, it is
free from mental and bodily miseries, fatigue, dizziness, defeat
and all other disturbances. Bali Maharaja, you may now go live
there peacefully.

PURPORT

Visvakarma is the engineer or architect for the palatial buildings in
the heavenly planets. Therefore, since he was engaged to construct the
