Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 - Chapter 23

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचप्रतिनन्द्य हरेराज्ञामुशना भगवानिति ।यज्ञच्छिद्रं समाधत्त बलेर्विप्रर्षिभि: सह ॥ १८ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācapratinandya harer ājñāmuśanā bhagavān itiyajña-cchidraṁ samādhattabaler viprarṣibhiḥ saha Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: In this way, the most powerful Śukrācārya accepted the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead with full respect. Along with the best brāhmaṇas, he began to compensate for the discrepancies in the sacrifices performed by Bali Mahārāja....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 19 Sanskrit: एवं बलेर्महीं राजन् भिक्षित्वा वामनो हरि: ।ददौ भ्रात्रे महेन्द्राय त्रिदिवं यत्परैर्हृतम् ॥ १९ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ baler mahīṁ rājanbhikṣitvā vāmano hariḥdadau bhrātre mahendrāyatridivaṁ yat parair hṛtam Translation: 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....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24 Sanskrit: ततस्त्विन्द्र: पुरस्कृत्य देवयानेन वामनम् ।लोकपालैर्दिवं निन्ये ब्रह्मणा चानुमोदित: ॥ २४ ॥ ITRANS: tatas tv indraḥ puraskṛtyadeva-yānena vāmanamloka-pālair divaṁ ninyebrahmaṇā cānumoditaḥ Translation: Thereafter, along with all the leaders of the heavenly planets, Indra, the King of heaven, placed Lord Vāmanadeva before him and, with the approval of Lord Brahmā, brought Him to the heavenly planet in a celestial airplane. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: प्राप्य त्रिभुवनं चेन्द्र उपेन्द्रभुजपालित: ।श्रिया परमया जुष्टो मुमुदे गतसाध्वस: ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: prāpya tri-bhuvanaṁ cendraupendra-bhuja-pālitaḥśriyā paramayā juṣṭomumude gata-sādhvasaḥ Translation: Indra, King of heaven, being protected by the arms of Vāmanadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thus regained his rule of the three worlds and was reinstated in his own position, supremely opulent, fearless and fully satisfied. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28 Sanskrit: सर्वमेतन्मयाख्यातं भवत: कुलनन्दन ।उरुक्रमस्य चरितं श्रोतृणामघमोचनम् ॥ २८ ॥ ITRANS: sarvam etan mayākhyātaṁbhavataḥ kula-nandanaurukramasya caritaṁśrotṝṇām agha-mocanam Translation: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, pleasure of your dynasty, I have now described to you everything about the wonderful activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vāmanadeva. Those who hear about this are certainly freed from all the results of sinful activities. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 29 Sanskrit: पारं महिम्न उरुविक्रमतो गृणानोय: पार्थिवानि विममे स रजांसि मर्त्य: ।किं जायमान उत जात उपैति मर्त्यइत्याह मन्त्रद‍ृगृषि: पुरुषस्य यस्य ॥ २९ ॥ ITRANS: pāraṁ mahimna uruvikramato gṛṇānoyaḥ pārthivāni vimame sa rajāṁsi martyaḥkiṁ jāyamāna uta jāta upaiti martyaity āha mantra-dṛg ṛṣiḥ puruṣasya yasya Translation: One who is subject to death cannot measure the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Trivikrama, Lord Viṣṇu, any more than he can count the number of atoms on the entire planet earth....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 30 Sanskrit: य इदं देवदेवस्य हरेरद्भ‍ुतकर्मण: ।अवतारानुचरितं श‍ृण्वन् याति परां गतिम् ॥ ३० ॥ ITRANS: ya idaṁ deva-devasyaharer adbhuta-karmaṇaḥavatārānucaritaṁśṛṇvan yāti parāṁ gatim Translation: If one hears about the uncommon activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations, he is certainly elevated to the higher planetary system or even brought back home, back to Godhead. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: क्रियमाणे कर्मणीदं दैवे पित्र्येऽथ मानुषे ।यत्र यत्रानुकीर्त्येत तत् तेषां सुकृतं विदु: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: kriyamāṇe karmaṇīdaṁdaive pitrye ’tha mānuṣeyatra yatrānukīrtyetatat teṣāṁ sukṛtaṁ viduḥ Translation: Whenever the activities of Vāmanadeva are described in the course of a ritualistic ceremony, whether the ceremony be performed to please the demigods, to please one’s forefathers in Pitṛloka, or to celebrate a social event like a marriage, that ceremony should be understood to be extremely auspicious....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 11-12 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचआज्ञां भगवतो राजन्प्रह्लादो बलिना सह ।बाढमित्यमलप्रज्ञो मूर्ध्‍न्याधाय कृताञ्जलि: ॥ ११ ॥परिक्रम्यादिपुरुषं सर्वासुरचमूपति: ।प्रणतस्तदनुज्ञात: प्रविवेश महाबिलम् ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācaājñāṁ bhagavato rājanprahrādo balinā sahabāḍham ity amala-prajñomūrdhny ādhāya kṛtāñjaliḥ Translation: Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Accompanied by Bali Mahārāja, my dear King Parīkṣit, Prahlāda Mahārāja, the master of all the chiefs of the demons, took the Supreme Lord’s order on his head with folded hands....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20-21 Sanskrit: प्रजापतिपतिर्ब्रह्मा देवर्षिपितृभूमिपै: ।दक्षभृग्वङ्गिरोमुख्यै: कुमारेण भवेन च ॥ २० ॥कश्यपस्यादिते: प्रीत्यै सर्वभूतभवाय च ।लोकानां लोकपालानामकरोद् वामनं पतिम् ॥ २१ ॥ ITRANS: prajāpati-patir brahmādevarṣi-pitṛ-bhūmipaiḥdakṣa-bhṛgv-aṅgiro-mukhyaiḥkumāreṇa bhavena ca Translation: Lord Brahmā [the master of King Dakṣa and all other Prajāpatis], accompanied by all the demigods, the great saintly persons, the inhabitants of Pitṛloka, the Manus, the munis, and such leaders as Dakṣa, Bhṛgu and Aṅgirā, as well as Kārttikeya and Lord Śiva, accepted Lord Vāmanadeva as the protector of everyone....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 22-23 Sanskrit: वेदानां सर्वदेवानां धर्मस्य यशस: श्रिय: ।मङ्गलानां व्रतानां च कल्पं स्वर्गापवर्गयो: ॥ २२ ॥उपेन्द्रं कल्पयांचक्रे पतिं सर्वविभूतये ।तदा सर्वाणि भूतानि भृशं मुमुदिरे नृप ॥ २३ ॥ ITRANS: vedānāṁ sarva-devānāṁdharmasya yaśasaḥ śriyaḥmaṅgalānāṁ vratānāṁ cakalpaṁ svargāpavargayoḥ Translation: O King Parīkṣit, Indra was considered the King of all the universe, but the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, wanted Upendra, Lord Vāmanadeva, as the protector of the Vedas, the principles of religion, fame, opulence, auspiciousness, vows, elevation to the higher planetary system, and liberation....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26-27 Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा शर्व: कुमारश्च भृग्वाद्या मुनयो नृप ।पितर: सर्वभूतानि सिद्धा वैमानिकाश्च ये ॥ २६ ॥सुमहत् कर्म तद् विष्णोर्गायन्त: परमद्भ‍ुतम् ।धिष्ण्यानि स्वानि ते जग्मुरदितिं च शशंसिरे ॥ २७ ॥ ITRANS: brahmā śarvaḥ kumāraś cabhṛgv-ādyā munayo nṛpapitaraḥ sarva-bhūtānisiddhā vaimānikāś ca ye Translation: Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Lord Kārttikeya, the great sage Bhṛgu, other saintly persons, the inhabitants of Pitṛloka and all other living entities present, including the inhabitants of Siddhaloka and living entities who travel in outer space by airplane, all glorified the uncommon activities of Lord Vāmanadeva....