SB 8.11.46 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.46

येऽवशिष्टा रणे तस्मिन् नारदानुमतेन ते । बलिं विपन्नमादाय अस्तं गिरिमुपागमन् ॥ ४६ ॥

ye ’vaśiṣṭā raṇe tasmin

[ye ’vashishtaa rane tasmin]

nāradānumatena te

[naaradaanumatena te]

baliṁ vipannam ādāya

[balim vipannam aadaaya]

astaṁ girim upāgaman

[astam girim upaagaman]

Word-for-word

ye — some of the demons who avaśiṣṭāḥ — remained raṇe — in the fight tasmin — in that nārada-anumatena — by the order of Nārada te — all of them balim — Mahārāja Bali vipannam — in reverses ādāya — taking astam — named Asta girim — to the mountain upāgaman — went.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ye ’vaśiṣṭā raṇe tasmin

some of the demons who

avaśiṣṭāḥ

remained

raṇe

in the fight

tasmin

in that

nāradānumatena te

nārada-anumatena

by the order of Nārada

all of them

baliṁ vipannam ādāya

balim

Mahārāja Bali

vipannam

in reverses

ādāya

taking

astaṁ girim upāgaman

astam

named Asta

girim

to the mountain

upāgaman

went.

Following the order of Nārada Muni, whatever demons remained on the battlefield took Bali Mahārāja, who was in a precarious condition, to the hill known as Astagiri.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Following the order of Nārada, the demons who remained on the battlefield took defeated Bali to Astagiri, Sunset Mountain.

Personal Guidance

Following Nārada's order, the remaining demons carried the precarious Bali to Astagiri hill. Even defeated parties have caretakers. The instruction to stop applies to all sides. After the battle, every casualty needs evacuation.

Reflection Questions

Who among the 'defeated' in my recent conflicts needs care from me, the apparent winner?
Where am I refusing to acknowledge that my opponents have wounds requiring attention?

📝 My note

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