Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.45
ससर्जाथासुरीं मायामन्तर्धानगतोऽसुर: ।
तत: प्रादुरभूच्छैल: सुरानीकोपरि प्रभो ॥ ४५ ॥
sasarjāthāsurīṁ māyām
[sasarjaathaasureem maayaam]
antardhāna-gato ’suraḥ
[antardhaana-gato ’surah]
tataḥ prādurabhūc chailaḥ
[tatah praadurabhooch chailah]
surānīkopari prabho
[suraaneekopari prabho]
Word-for-word
sasarja
—
released
atha
—
now
āsurīm
—
demoniac
māyām
—
illusion
antardhāna
—
out of vision
gataḥ
—
having gone
asuraḥ
—
Bali Mahārāja
tataḥ
—
thereafter
prādurabhūt
—
there appeared
śailaḥ
—
a big mountain
sura-anīka-upari
—
above the heads of the soldiers of the demigods
prabho
—
O my lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sasarjāthāsurīṁ māyām
sasarja
released
atha
now
āsurīm
demoniac
māyām
illusion
antardhāna-gato ’suraḥ
antardhāna
out of vision
gataḥ
having gone
asuraḥ
Bali Mahārāja
tataḥ prādurabhūc chailaḥ
tataḥ
thereafter
prādurabhūt
there appeared
śailaḥ
a big mountain
surānīkopari prabho
sura-anīka-upari
above the heads of the soldiers of the demigods
prabho
O my lord.
My dear King, Bali Mahārāja then disappeared and resorted to demoniac illusions. A giant mountain, generated from illusion, then appeared above the heads of the demigod soldiers.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Bali Mahārāja then disappeared and resorted to demoniac illusions. A giant mountain then appeared above the heads of the devatā soldiers.
Personal Guidance
Defeated in direct combat, Bali disappeared and resorted to māyā — illusion. When honest battle fails, demonic forces turn to mystification. Mountains appear from nowhere. Reality itself is weaponized.
Reflection Questions
- What recently lost opponent in my life has come back as confusion rather than conflict?
- Where am I being attacked through illusion — and have I named it as such?
My note
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