Text 2] The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets 197

great soul, Bali Maharaja, his eyes filled with tears, his hands
folded and his voice faltering in devotional ecstasy, responded as
follows.

TEXT 2

MUSEU
Het AMA HAI: Aga:
TITHE | aarfea: |

TBURUS RAT TTRISAL-
woistaesatstia: Wl

$ri-balir uvdca
aho pranamaya krtah samudyamah
prapanna-bhaktartha-vidhau samahitah
yal loka-palais tvad-anugraho ’marair
alabdha-piirvo ‘pasade ’sure ’rpitah

$ri-balih uvaéca —Bali Maharaja said; aho—alas; pranaémaya—to offer
my respectful obeisances; krtah—I did; samudyamah—only an en-
deavor; prapanna-bhakta-artha-vidhau—in the regulative principles
observed by pure devotees; samahitah—is capable; yat—that; loka-
palaih—by the leaders of various planets; tvat-anugrahah— Your cause-
less mercy; amaraih—by the demigods; alabdha-pirvah—not achieved
previously; apasade—unto a fallen person like me; asure—belonging to
the asura community; arpitah—endowed.

TRANSLATION

Bali Maharaja said: What a wonderful effect there is in even at-
tempting to offer respectful obeisances to You! I merely en-
deavored to offer You obeisances, but nonetheless the attempt was
as successful as those of pure devotees. The causeless mercy You
have shown to me, a fallen demon, was never achieved even by the
demigods or the leaders of the various planets.
