Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.28
युयोध बलिरिन्द्रेण तारकेण गुहोऽस्यत ।
वरुणो हेतिनायुध्यन्मित्रो राजन्प्रहेतिना ॥ २८ ॥
yuyodha balir indreṇa
[yuyodha balir indrena]
tārakeṇa guho ’syata
[taarakena guho ’syata]
varuṇo hetināyudhyan
[varuno hetinaayudhyan]
mitro rājan prahetinā
[mitro raajan prahetinaa]
Word-for-word
yuyodha
—
fought
baliḥ
—
Mahārāja Bali
indreṇa
—
with King Indra
tārakeṇa
—
with Tāraka
guhaḥ
—
Kārttikeya
asyata
—
engaged in fighting
varuṇaḥ
—
the demigod Varuṇa
hetinā
—
with Heti
ayudhyat
—
fought one another
mitraḥ
—
the demigod Mitra
rājan
—
O King
prahetinā
—
with Praheti.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yuyodha balir indreṇa
yuyodha
fought
baliḥ
Mahārāja Bali
indreṇa
with King Indra
tārakeṇa guho ’syata
tārakeṇa
with Tāraka
guhaḥ
Kārttikeya
asyata
engaged in fighting
varuṇo hetināyudhyan
varuṇaḥ
the demigod Varuṇa
hetinā
with Heti
ayudhyat
fought one another
mitro rājan prahetinā
mitraḥ
the demigod Mitra
rājan
O King
prahetinā
with Praheti.
O King, Mahārāja Bali fought with Indra, Kārttikeya with Tāraka, Varuṇa with Heti, and Mitra with Praheti.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Mahārāja Bali fought with Indra, Kārttikeya with Tāraka, Varuṇa with Heti, and Mitra with Praheti.
Asyata means they threw weapons.
Personal Guidance
Bali fought Indra; Kārttikeya fought Tāraka; Varuṇa fought Heti; Mitra fought Praheti. Each adversary was named, each pairing intentional. Our specific opponents are not random; the universe arranges them for us.
Reflection Questions
- Who is my specific Tāraka — the one I am uniquely meant to face?
- Am I trying to fight someone else's battles while ignoring the pairing arranged for me?
My note
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