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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.22.32

తావత్ సుతలమధ్యాస్తాం విశ్వకర్మవినిర్మితమ్ । యదాధయో వ్యాధయశ్చ క్లమస్తన్ద్రా పరాభవ: । నోపసర్గా నివసతాం సమ్భవన్తి మమేక్షయా ॥ ౩౨ ॥
tāvat sutalam adhyāstāṁ
[taavat sutalam adhyaastaam]
viśvakarma-vinirmitam
[vishvakarma-vinirmitam]
yad ādhayo vyādhayaś ca
[yad aadhayo vyaadhayash cha]
klamas tandrā parābhavaḥ
[klamas tandraa paraabhavah]
nopasargā nivasatāṁ
[nopasargaa nivasataam]
sambhavanti mamekṣayā
[sambhavanti mamekshayaa]
tāvat — as long as you are not in the post of Lord Indra sutalam — in the planet known as Sutala adhyāstām — go live there and occupy the place viśvakarma-vinirmitam — which is especially created by Viśvakarmā yat — wherein ādhayaḥ — miseries pertaining to the mind vyādhayaḥ — miseries pertaining to the body ca — also klamaḥ — fatigue tandrā — dizziness or laziness parābhavaḥ — becoming defeated na — not upasargāḥ — symptoms of other disturbances nivasatām — of those who live there sambhavanti — become possible mama — of Me īkṣayā — by the special vigilance.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāvat sutalam adhyāstāṁ
tāvat
as long as you are not in the post of Lord Indra
sutalam
in the planet known as Sutala
adhyāstām
go live there and occupy the place
viśvakarma-vinirmitam
viśvakarma-vinirmitam
which is especially created by Viśvakarmā
yad ādhayo vyādhayaś ca
yat
wherein
ādhayaḥ
miseries pertaining to the mind
vyādhayaḥ
miseries pertaining to the body
ca
also
klamas tandrā parābhavaḥ
klamaḥ
fatigue
tandrā
dizziness or laziness
parābhavaḥ
becoming defeated
na
not
upasargāḥ
symptoms of other disturbances
nopasargā nivasatāṁ
nivasatām
of those who live there
sambhavanti mamekṣayā
sambhavanti
become possible
mama
of Me
īkṣayā
by the special vigilance.
Until Bali Mahārāja achieves the position of King of heaven, he shall live on the planet Sutala, which was made by Viśvakarmā according to My order. Because it is especially protected by Me, it is free from mental and bodily miseries, fatigue, dizziness, defeat and all other disturbances. Bali Mahārāja, you may now go live there peacefully.

Viśvakarmā is the engineer or architect for the palatial buildings in the heavenly planets. Therefore, since he was engaged to construct the residential quarters of Bali Mahārāja, the buildings and palaces on the planet Sutala must at least equal those on the heavenly planets. A further advantage of this place designed for Bali Mahārāja was that he would not be disturbed by any outward calamity. Moreover, he would not be disturbed by mental or bodily miseries. These are all extraordinary features of the planet Sutala, where Bali Mahārāja would live.

In the Vedic literatures we find descriptions of many different planets where there are many, many palaces, hundreds and thousands of times better than those of which we have experience on this planet earth. When we speak of palaces, this naturally includes the idea of great cities and towns. Unfortunately, when modern scientists try to explore other planets they see nothing but rocks and sand. Of course, they may go on their frivolous excursions, but the students of the Vedic literature will never believe them or give them any credit for exploring other planets.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Until he achieves the position of king of heaven, he should live on the planet Sutala, which was made by Viśvakarmā. Because it is especially protected by me, in that place the inhabitants are free from mental and bodily miseries, fatigue, exhaustion, defeat and all other disturbances. Bali Mahārāja, you may now go and live there peacefully. Sutala has been specially (vi) constructed by Viśvakārmā, with superiority to Amaravatī. By the will of the Lord at that moment Sutala became greater than Svarga. Yat means “where.”
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