Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.23.19
एवं बलेर्महीं राजन् भिक्षित्वा वामनो हरि: ।
ददौ भ्रात्रे महेन्द्राय त्रिदिवं यत्परैर्हृतम् ॥ १९ ॥
evaṁ baler mahīṁ rājan
[evam baler maheem raajan]
bhikṣitvā vāmano hariḥ
[bhikshitvaa vaamano harih]
dadau bhrātre mahendrāya
[dadau bhraatre mahendraaya]
tridivaṁ yat parair hṛtam
[tridivam yat parair hritam]
Word-for-word
evam
—
thus
baleḥ
—
from Bali Mahārāja
mahīm
—
the land
rājan
—
O King Parīkṣit
bhikṣitvā
—
after begging
vāmanaḥ
—
His Lordship Vāmana
hariḥ
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
dadau
—
delivered
bhrātre
—
unto His brother
mahā-indrāya
—
Indra, the King of heaven
tridivam
—
the planetary system of the demigods
yat
—
which
paraiḥ
—
by others
hṛtam
—
was taken.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ baler mahīṁ rājan
evam
thus
baleḥ
from Bali Mahārāja
mahīm
the land
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
bhikṣitvā vāmano hariḥ
bhikṣitvā
after begging
vāmanaḥ
His Lordship Vāmana
hariḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
dadau bhrātre mahendrāya
dadau
delivered
bhrātre
unto His brother
mahā-indrāya
Indra, the King of heaven
tridivaṁ yat parair hṛtam
tridivam
the planetary system of the demigods
yat
which
paraiḥ
by others
hṛtam
was taken.
O King Parīkṣit, thus having taken all the land of Bali Mahārāja by begging, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Vāmanadeva, delivered to His brother Indra all the land taken away by Indra’s enemy.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Thus having begged the land of Bali Mahārāja, the Supreme Lord Vāmana, delivered to his brother Indra all the land taken away by the demons.
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Personal Guidance
Having taken all Bali's land by begging, the Lord delivered it to His brother Indra. The complete arc: take from one, give to the next, restore right order. The Lord redistributes by His own logic.
Reflection Questions
- Where have I lost something to a 'beggar' that the Lord may be redistributing to a 'brother' I cannot yet see?
- What would I do differently if I believed every taking was part of a giving?
My note
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