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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.14

योऽसौ भगवता बद्ध: प्रीतेन सुतले पुन: । निवेशितोऽधिके स्वर्गादधुनास्ते स्वराडिव ॥ १४ ॥
yo ’sau bhagavatā baddhaḥ
[yo ’sau bhagavataa baddhah]
prītena sutale punaḥ
[preetena sutale punah]
niveśito ’dhike svargād
[niveshito ’dhike svargaad]
adhunāste sva-rāḍ iva
[adhunaaste sva-raad iva]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — Bali Mahārāja asau — he bhagavatā — by the Personality of Godhead baddhaḥ — bound prītena — because of favor sutale — in the kingdom of Sutala punaḥ — again niveśitaḥ — situated adhike — more opulent svargāt — than the heavenly planets adhunā — at the present moment āste — is situated sva-rāṭ iva — equal to the position of Indra.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo ’sau bhagavatā baddhaḥ
yaḥ
Bali Mahārāja
prītena sutale punaḥ
asau
he
bhagavatā
by the Personality of Godhead
baddhaḥ
bound
prītena
because of favor
sutale
in the kingdom of Sutala
punaḥ
again
niveśito ’dhike svargād
niveśitaḥ
situated
adhike
more opulent
adhunāste sva-rāḍ iva
svargāt
than the heavenly planets
adhunā
at the present moment
āste
is situated
sva-rāṭ iva
equal to the position of Indra.
With great affection, the Personality of Godhead bound Bali and then installed him in the kingdom of Sutala, which is more opulent than the heavenly planets. Mahārāja Bali now resides on that planet and is more comfortably situated than Indra.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
With great affection, the Lord bound Bali and then installed him in the kingdom of Sutala, which is greater than Svarga. Mahārāja Bali now resides on that planet like an emperor. He who was installed in Sutala remains there now.
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Personal Guidance
With great affection the Lord bound Bali and installed him in Sutala — more opulent than heaven. Bali now lives more comfortably than Indra. What looks like punishment turns out, in the Lord's hands, to be promotion through binding.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I read divine 'binding' as harsh when it may be His affection installing me somewhere richer?
  • What 'Sutala' might be on the other side of the rope the Lord has used on me?
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