SB 8.21.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.9

महीं सर्वां हृतां द‍ृष्ट्वा त्रिपदव्याजयाच्ञया । ऊचु: स्वभर्तुरसुरा दीक्षितस्यात्यमर्षिता: ॥ ९ ॥

mahīṁ sarvāṁ hṛtāṁ dṛṣṭvā

[maheem sarvaam hritaam drishtvaa]

tripada-vyāja-yācṣayā

[tripada-vyaaja-yaachshayaa]

ūcuḥ sva-bhartur asurā

[oochuh sva-bhartur asuraa]

dīkṣitasyātyamarṣitāḥ

[deekshitasyaatyamarshitaah]

Word-for-word

mahīm — land sarvām — all hṛtām — lost dṛṣṭvā — after seeing tri-pada-vyāja-yācṣayā — by simply asking three steps of land ūcuḥ — said sva-bhartuḥ — of their master asurāḥ — the demons dīkṣitasya — of Bali Mahārāja, who was so determined in the sacrifice ati — very much amarṣitāḥ — for whom the function was unbearable.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mahīṁ sarvāṁ hṛtāṁ dṛṣṭvā

mahīm

land

sarvām

all

hṛtām

lost

dṛṣṭvā

after seeing

tripada-vyāja-yācṣayā

tri-pada-vyāja-yācṣayā

by simply asking three steps of land

ūcuḥ sva-bhartur asurā

ūcuḥ

said

sva-bhartuḥ

of their master

asurāḥ

the demons

dīkṣitasyātyamarṣitāḥ

dīkṣitasya

of Bali Mahārāja, who was so determined in the sacrifice

ati

very much

amarṣitāḥ

for whom the function was unbearable.

When the demoniac followers of Mahārāja Bali saw that their master, who had been determined in performing sacrifice, had lost all his possessions to Vāmanadeva, who had taken them away on the plea of begging three paces of land, they were very angry and spoke as follows.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

When the demons saw that their master with a vow of sacrifice had lost all his possessions to Vāmanadeva, who had taken them away on the plea of begging three paces of land, they became indignant and spoke as follows.

Personal Guidance

Bali's followers saw their master had lost everything by the three-paces trick and grew angry. The followers' anger does not match the master's acceptance. We often hold grudges on behalf of those who have already let go.

Reflection Questions

Whose grievance am I carrying on their behalf when they have already moved past it?
Where does my anger persist beyond the position of the person it was supposed to defend?

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