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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.4

न सन्ति तीर्थे युधि चार्थिनार्थिता: पराङ्‌मुखा ये त्वमनस्विनो नृप । युष्मत्कुले यद्यशसामलेन प्रह्लाद उद्भ‍ाति यथोडुप: खे ॥ ४ ॥
na santi tīrthe yudhi cārthinārthitāḥ
[na santi teerthe yudhi chaarthinaarthitaah]
parāṅmukhā ye tv amanasvino nṛpa
[paraanmukhaa ye tv amanasvino nripa]
yuṣmat-kule yad yaśasāmalena
[yushmat-kule yad yashasaamalena]
prahrāda udbhāti yathoḍupaḥ khe
[prahraada udbhaati yathodupah khe]
Word-for-word
na — not santi — there are tīrthe — in holy places (where charity is given) yudhi — in the battlefield ca — also arthinā — by a brāhmaṇa or a kṣatriya arthitāḥ — who have been asked parāṅmukhāḥ — who refused their prayers ye — such persons tu — indeed amanasvinaḥ — such low-minded, low-grade kings nṛpa — O King (Bali Mahārāja) yuṣmat-kule — in your dynasty yat — therein yaśasā amalena — by impeccable reputation prahrādaḥ — Prahlāda Mahārāja udbhāti — arises yathā — as uḍupaḥ — the moon khe — in the sky.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na santi tīrthe yudhi cārthinārthitāḥ
na
not
santi
there are
tīrthe
in holy places (where charity is given)
yudhi
in the battlefield
ca
also
arthinā
by a brāhmaṇa or a kṣatriya
arthitāḥ
who have been asked
parāṅmukhā ye tv amanasvino nṛpa
parāṅmukhāḥ
who refused their prayers
ye
such persons
tu
indeed
amanasvinaḥ
such low-minded, low-grade kings
nṛpa
O King (Bali Mahārāja)
yuṣmat-kule yad yaśasāmalena
yuṣmat-kule
in your dynasty
yat
therein
yaśasā amalena
by impeccable reputation
prahrāda udbhāti yathoḍupaḥ khe
prahrādaḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja
udbhāti
arises
yathā
as
uḍupaḥ
the moon
khe
in the sky.
O King Bali, never in your dynasty has the low-minded king been born who upon being requested has refused charity to brāhmaṇas in holy places or a fight to kṣatriyas on a battlefield. And your dynasty is even more glorious due to the presence of Prahlāda Mahārāja, who is like the beautiful moon in the sky.
Purport

The symptoms of a kṣatriya are given in Bhagavad-gītā. One of the qualifications is the willingness to give charity ( dāna ). A kṣatriya does not refuse to give charity when requested by a brāhmaṇa, nor can he refuse to fight another kṣatriya. A king who does refuse is called low-minded. In the dynasty of Bali Mahārāja there were no such low-minded kings.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King Bali! In your dynasty there has been no low-minded king who, upon being requested, has refused charity to brāhmaṇas or has refused a fight to kṣatriyas. And by their spotless fame, Prahlāda Mahārāja shines like the moon in the sky. There are no ungenerous (amanasvinaḥ) kings who, being requested for charity, refused. There are no kings who, being requested by kṣatriyas to fight, refused.
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Personal Guidance
No low-minded king in your dynasty has refused charity in holy places or a fight on battlefield; Prahlāda makes the dynasty shine like the moon. A kṣatriya is recognized by these two: charity and battle-readiness. Both refusals are disqualifying.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of these two — generous giving and willingness to fight — is weaker in me?
  • Where am I evading both dharmic giving and dharmic confrontation?
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