Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.35
ब्रह्मण्यानां बलिरहं वीराणामहमर्जुन: ।
भूतानां स्थितिरुत्पत्तिरहं वै प्रतिसङ्क्रम: ॥ ३५ ॥
brahmaṇyānāṁ balir ahaṁ
[brahmanyaanaam balir aham]
vīrāṇām aham arjunaḥ
[veeraanaam aham arjunah]
bhūtānāṁ sthitir utpattir
[bhootaanaam sthitir utpattir]
ahaṁ vai pratisaṅkramaḥ
[aham vai pratisankramah]
Word-for-word
brahmaṇyānām
—
of those dedicated to brahminical culture
baliḥ
—
Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana
aham
—
I am
vīrāṇām
—
of heroes
aham
—
I am
arjunaḥ
—
Arjuna
bhūtānām
—
of all living beings
sthitiḥ
—
the maintenance
utpattiḥ
—
the creation
aham
—
I am
vai
—
indeed
pratisaṅkramaḥ
—
the annihilation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brahmaṇyānāṁ balir ahaṁ
brahmaṇyānām
of those dedicated to brahminical culture
baliḥ
Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana
aham
I am
vīrāṇām aham arjunaḥ
vīrāṇām
of heroes
aham
I am
arjunaḥ
Arjuna
bhūtānāṁ sthitir utpattir
bhūtānām
of all living beings
sthitiḥ
the maintenance
utpattiḥ
the creation
ahaṁ vai pratisaṅkramaḥ
aham
I am
vai
indeed
pratisaṅkramaḥ
the annihilation.
Among those dedicated to brahminical culture I am Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana, and I am Arjuna among heroes. Indeed, I am the creation, maintenance and annihilation of all living entities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Among those dedicated to brahminical culture I am Bali Mahārāja, and I am Arjuna among heroes. I am the creation, maintenance and annihilation of all living entities.
Pratisaṅkramaḥ means destruction.
Personal Guidance
Among those dedicated to brahminical culture He is Bali Mahārāja, among heroes Arjuna; He is creation, maintenance, annihilation. The Lord pairs personal exemplars with cosmic functions.
Reflection Questions
- What heroism in my life would He call by name?
- What functions of mine — making, keeping, ending — are reflections of His?
My note
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