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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.22.31

एष मे प्रापित: स्थानं दुष्प्रापममरैरपि । सावर्णेरन्तरस्यायं भवितेन्द्रो मदाश्रय: ॥ ३१ ॥
eṣa me prāpitaḥ sthānaṁ
[esha me praapitah sthaanam]
duṣprāpam amarair api
[dushpraapam amarair api]
sāvarṇer antarasyāyaṁ
[saavarner antarasyaayam]
bhavitendro mad-āśrayaḥ
[bhavitendro mad-aashrayah]
Word-for-word
eṣaḥ — Bali Mahārāja me — by Me prāpitaḥ — has achieved sthānam — a place duṣprāpam — extremely difficult to obtain amaraiḥ api — even by the demigods sāvarṇeḥ antarasya — during the period of the Manu known as Sāvarṇi ayam — this Bali Mahārāja bhavitā — will become indraḥ — the lord of the heavenly planet mat-āśrayaḥ — completely under My protection.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eṣa me prāpitaḥ sthānaṁ
eṣaḥ
Bali Mahārāja
me
by Me
prāpitaḥ
has achieved
sthānam
a place
duṣprāpam amarair api
duṣprāpam
extremely difficult to obtain
amaraiḥ api
even by the demigods
sāvarṇer antarasyāyaṁ
sāvarṇeḥ antarasya
during the period of the Manu known as Sāvarṇi
ayam
this Bali Mahārāja
bhavitendro mad-āśrayaḥ
bhavitā
will become
indraḥ
the lord of the heavenly planet
mat-āśrayaḥ
completely under My protection.
The Lord continued: Because of his great tolerance, I have given him a place not obtainable even by the demigods. He will become King of the heavenly planets during the period of the Manu known as Sāvarṇi.
Purport

This is the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even if the Lord takes away a devotee’s material opulences, the Lord immediately offers him a position of which the demigods cannot even dream. There are many examples of this in the history of devotional service. One of them is the opulence of Sudāmā Vipra. Sudāmā Vipra suffered severe material scarcity, but he was not disturbed and did not deviate from devotional service. Thus he was ultimately given an exalted position by the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Here the word mad-āśrayaḥ is very significant. Because the Lord wanted to give Bali Mahārāja the exalted position of Indra, the demigods might naturally have been envious of him and might have fought to disturb his position. But the Supreme Personality of Godhead assured Bali Mahārāja that he would always remain under the Lord’s protection ( mad-āśrayaḥ ).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I have given him a place not obtainable even by the devatās. He will be under my shelter. He will become Indra during the Sāvarṇi Manvantara. You should not think that I have taken away his wealth. He has attained a place better than that of the devatās. Sutala has become most astonishing now. It should be understood that Sutala became like the palace that Kṛṣṇa gave to Śrīdāma. And one should not think that he has not lost the position of Indra. He will become Indra during Sāvarṇi Manvantara. One should not say that the devatās will give him trouble in Sutala. He is under my shelter. I will be his door keeper, staying awake all the time to protect him.
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Personal Guidance
Because of his tolerance, I have given him a place not obtainable even by demigods — he will be Indra in Sāvarṇi's manvantara. Promotion through tolerance, on a delayed schedule. The Lord plays long games.
Reflection Questions
  • What current tolerance might be earning me a promotion on a timeline I cannot yet see?
  • Where do I want immediate reward when the Lord prepares cosmic-scale ones?
📝 My note

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