Srimad Bhagavatam 8.22.28-30

[makarand]

TEXT 28

eṣa dānava-daityānām

agranīḥ kīrti-vardhanaḥ

ajaiṣīd ajayāṁ māyāṁ

sīdann api na muhyati

SYNONYMS

eṣaḥ—this Bali Mahārāja; dānava-daityānām—among the demons and unbelievers; agranīḥ—the foremost devotee; kīrti-vardhanaḥ—the most famous; ajaiṣīt—has already surpassed; ajayām—the insurmountable; māyām—material energy; sīdan—being bereft (of all material opulences); api—although; na—not; muhyati—is bewildered.

TRANSLATION

Bali Mahārāja has become the most famous among the demons and nonbelievers, for in spite of being bereft of all material opulences, he is fixed in his devotional service.

TEXTS 29–30

kṣīṇa-rikthaś cyutaḥ sthānāt

kṣipto baddhaś ca śatrubhiḥ

jñātibhiś ca parityakto

yātanām anuyāpitaḥ

guruṇā bhartsitaḥ śapto

jahau satyaṁ na suvrataḥ

chalair ukto mayā dharmo

nāyaṁ tyajati satya-vāk

SYNONYMS

kṣīṇa-rikthaḥ—although bereft of all riches; cyutaḥ—fallen; sthānāt—from his superior position; kṣiptaḥ—forcefully thrown away; baddhaḥ ca—and forcefully bound; śatrubhiḥ—by his enemies; jñātibhiḥ ca—and by his family members or relatives; parityaktaḥ—deserted; yātanām—all kinds of suffering; anuyāpitaḥ—unusually severely suffered; guruṇā—by his spiritual master; bhartsitaḥ—rebuked; śaptaḥ—and cursed; jahau—gave up; satyam—truthfulness; na—not; su-vrataḥ—being fixed in his vow; chalaiḥ—pretentiously; uktaḥ—spoken; mayā—by Me; dharmaḥ—the religious principles; na—not; ayam—this Bali Mahārāja; tyajati—does give up; satya-vāk—being true to his word.

TRANSLATION

Although bereft of his riches, fallen from his original position, defeated and arrested by his enemies, rebuked and deserted by his relatives and friends, although suffering the pain of being bound and although rebuked and cursed by his spiritual master, Bali Mahārāja, being fixed in his vow, did not give up his truthfulness. It was certainly with pretension that I spoke about religious principles, but he did not give up religious principles, for he is true to his word.