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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.18.20

శ్రుత్వాశ్వమేధైర్యజమానమూర్జితం బలిం భృగూణాముపకల్పితైస్తత: । జగామ తత్రాఖిలసారసమ్భృతో భారేణ గాం సన్నమయన్పదే పదే ॥ ౨౦ ॥
śrutvāśvamedhair yajamānam ūrjitaṁ
[shrutvaashvamedhair yajamaanam oorjitam]
baliṁ bhṛgūṇām upakalpitais tataḥ
[balim bhrigoonaam upakalpitais tatah]
jagāma tatrākhila-sāra-sambhṛto
[jagaama tatraakhila-saara-sambhrito]
bhāreṇa gāṁ sannamayan pade pade
[bhaarena gaam sannamayan pade pade]
Word-for-word
śrutvā — after hearing aśvamedhaiḥ — by aśvamedha sacrifices yajamānam — the performer ūrjitam — very glorious balim — Bali Mahārāja bhṛgūṇām — under the guidance of the brāhmaṇas born in the Bhṛgu dynasty upakalpitaiḥ — performed tataḥ — from that place jagāma — went tatra — there akhila-sāra-sambhṛtaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the essence of all creation bhāreṇa — with the weight gām — the earth sannamayan — depressing pade pade — at every step.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrutvāśvamedhair yajamānam ūrjitaṁ
śrutvā
after hearing
aśvamedhaiḥ
by aśvamedha sacrifices
yajamānam
the performer
ūrjitam
very glorious
baliṁ bhṛgūṇām upakalpitais tataḥ
balim
Bali Mahārāja
bhṛgūṇām
under the guidance of the brāhmaṇas born in the Bhṛgu dynasty
upakalpitaiḥ
performed
tataḥ
from that place
jagāma tatrākhila-sāra-sambhṛto
jagāma
went
tatra
there
akhila-sāra-sambhṛtaḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the essence of all creation
bhāreṇa
with the weight
bhāreṇa gāṁ sannamayan pade pade
gām
the earth
sannamayan
depressing
pade pade
at every step.
When the Lord heard that Bali Mahārāja was performing aśvamedha sacrifices under the patronage of brāhmaṇas belonging to the Bhṛgu dynasty, the Supreme Lord, who is full in every respect, proceeded there to show His mercy to Bali Mahārāja. By His weight, He pushed down the earth with every step.
Purport

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is akhila-sāra-sambhṛta. In other words, He is the proprietor of everything essential in this material world. Thus although the Lord was going to Bali Mahārāja to beg something, He is always complete and has nothing to beg from anyone. Indeed, He is so powerful that in His full opulence He pressed down the surface of the earth at every step.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the Lord heard that strong Bali Mahārāja was sponsoring horse sacrifices performed by followers of Bhṛgu, the Supreme Lord, who is full in every respect, proceeded there, depressing the earth with his weighty qualities at every step. Bhṛgūṇām upakalpitaiḥ means “performed by the followers of Bhṛgu.” Akhila-sāra-sambhṛtaḥ means the Lord was full of qualities like discrimination, patience and learning. He made the earth bow down by the weight of his power and mercy.
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