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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.17

देवगुह्यात्सरस्वत्यां सार्वभौम इति प्रभु: । स्थानं पुरन्दराद्‌धृत्वा बलये दास्यतीश्वर: ॥ १७ ॥
devaguhyāt sarasvatyāṁ
[devaguhyaat sarasvatyaam]
sārvabhauma iti prabhuḥ
[saarvabhauma iti prabhuh]
sthānaṁ purandarād dhṛtvā
[sthaanam purandaraad dhritvaa]
balaye dāsyatīśvaraḥ
[balaye daasyateeshvarah]
devaguhyāt — from His father, Devaguhya sarasvatyām — in the womb of Sarasvatī sārvabhaumaḥ — Sārvabhauma iti — thus prabhuḥ — the master sthānam — place purandarāt — from Lord Indra hṛtvā — taking away by force balaye — unto Bali Mahārāja dāsyati — will give īśvaraḥ — the master.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devaguhyāt sarasvatyāṁ
devaguhyāt
from His father, Devaguhya
sarasvatyām
in the womb of Sarasvatī
sārvabhauma iti prabhuḥ
sārvabhaumaḥ
Sārvabhauma
iti
thus
prabhuḥ
the master
sthānaṁ purandarād dhṛtvā
sthānam
place
purandarāt
from Lord Indra
hṛtvā
taking away by force
balaye dāsyatīśvaraḥ
balaye
unto Bali Mahārāja
dāsyati
will give
īśvaraḥ
the master.
In the eighth manvantara, the greatly powerful Personality of Godhead Sārvabhauma will take birth. His father will be Devaguhya, and His mother will be Sarasvatī. He will take the kingdom away from Purandara [Lord Indra] and give it to Bali Mahārāja.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the eighth Manvantara, the Lord will appear as Sārvabhauma. His father will be Devaguhya, and his mother will be Sarasvatī. He will take the kingdom away from Purandara and give it to Bali Mahārāja.
Sārvabhauma will be born, take the kingdom from Purandara, and give it to Bali. The Lord's eventual gift to a long-defeated devotee is rule itself. He arranges the long arc; rewards may take ages but are precise.
Reflection Questions
  • What long-arc reward might be coming for someone I have written off as forever defeated?
  • Am I willing to play a long game — measured in manvantaras — with the Lord?
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