SB 8.15.25 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.25

भगवन्नुद्यमो भूयान्बलेर्न: पूर्ववैरिण: । अविषह्यमिमं मन्ये केनासीत्तेजसोर्जित: ॥ २५ ॥

bhagavann udyamo bhūyān

[bhagavann udyamo bhooyaan]

baler naḥ pūrva-vairiṇaḥ

[baler nah poorva-vairinah]

aviṣahyam imaṁ manye

[avishahyam imam manye]

kenāsīt tejasorjitaḥ

[kenaaseet tejasorjitah]

Word-for-word

bhagavan — O my lord udyamaḥ — enthusiasm bhūyān — great baleḥ — of Bali Mahārāja naḥ — our pūrva-vairiṇaḥ — past enemy aviṣahyam — unbearable imam — this manye — I think kena — by whom āsīt — got tejasā — prowess ūrjitaḥ — achieved.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

bhagavann udyamo bhūyān

bhagavan

O my lord

udyamaḥ

enthusiasm

bhūyān

great

baler naḥ pūrva-vairiṇaḥ

baleḥ

of Bali Mahārāja

naḥ

our

pūrva-vairiṇaḥ

past enemy

aviṣahyam

unbearable

aviṣahyam imaṁ manye

imam

this

manye

I think

kenāsīt tejasorjitaḥ

kena

by whom

āsīt

got

tejasā

prowess

ūrjitaḥ

achieved.

My lord, our old enemy Bali Mahārāja now has new enthusiasm, and he has obtained such astonishing power that we think that perhaps we cannot resist his prowess.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

My lord! The effort of our old enemy Bali Mahārāja is stronger. I think that we cannot resist his strength. How did he attain such power? Imam refers to Bali’s effort or his strength. How did he become (āsīt) so powerful?

Personal Guidance

Bali has new enthusiasm and astonishing power; we may not be able to resist him. Indra's confession is honest. Real assessment, openly stated to the guru, opens the door for real counsel.

Reflection Questions

Am I honest with my teacher about what I cannot handle — or do I sanitize my report?
Where would frank confession to a wise person open a door I have kept closed?

📝 My note

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