196 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 23

in their airplane. Having seen the wonderful activities of Lord Visnu in
the sacrificial arena of Bali Maharaja, all the demigods, saintly persons,
Pitas, Bhittas and Siddhas glorified the Lord again and again. The
chapter concludes by saying that the most auspicious function of the con-
ditioned soul is to chant and hear about the glorious activities of Lord
Visnu.

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Sri-suka uvdca
ity uktavantam purusam purdtanam
mahanubhavo ’khila-sadhu-sammatah
baddhdafjalir baspa-kalakuleksano
bhakty-utkalo gadgadaya girabravit

Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus; uktavantam-
—upon the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purusam—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purdtanam—the oldest of
everyone; mahd-anubhadvah—Bali Maharaja, who was a great and ex-
alted soul; akhila-sadhu-sammatah—as approved by all saintly persons;
baddha-afjalih—with folded hands; bdspa-kala-akula-iksanah —whose
eyes were filled with tears; bhakti-utkalah—full of ecstatic devotion;
gadgadaya—which were faltering in devotional ecstasy; gira—by such
words; abravit —said.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: When the supreme, ancient, eternal
Personality of Godhead had thus spoken to Bali Maharaja, who is
universally accepted as a pure devotee of the Lord and therefore a
