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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: यद्यप्यसावधर्मेण मां बध्नीयादनागसम् ।तथाप्येनं न हिंसिष्ये भीतं ब्रह्मतनुं रिपुम् ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: yadyapy asāv adharmeṇamāṁ badhnīyād anāgasamtathāpy enaṁ na hiṁsiṣyebhītaṁ brahma-tanuṁ ripum Translation: Although He is Viṣṇu Himself, out of fear He has covered Himself in the form of a brāhmaṇa to come to me begging. Under the circumstances, because He has assumed the form of a brāhmaṇa, even if He irreligiously arrests me or even kills me, I shall not retaliate, although He is my enemy....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: अपश्यन्निति होवाच मयान्विष्टमिदं जगत् ।भ्रातृहा मे गतो नूनं यतो नावर्तते पुमान् ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: apaśyann iti hovācamayānviṣṭam idaṁ jagatbhrātṛ-hā me gato nūnaṁyato nāvartate pumān Translation: Unable to see Him, Hiraṇyakaśipu said, “I have searched the entire universe, but I could not find Viṣṇu, who has killed my brother. Therefore, He must certainly have gone to that place from which no one returns....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: यत् तद् वपुर्भाति विभूषणायुधै-रव्यक्तचिद्वय‍क्तमधारयद्धरि: ।बभूव तेनैव स वामनो वटु:सम्पश्यतोर्दिव्यगतिर्यथा नट: ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: yat tad vapur bhāti vibhūṣaṇāyudhairavyakta-cid-vyaktam adhārayad dhariḥbabhūva tenaiva sa vāmano vaṭuḥsampaśyator divya-gatir yathā naṭaḥ Translation: The Lord appeared in His original form, with ornaments and weapons in His hands. Although this ever-existing form is not visible in the material world, He nonetheless appeared in this form. Then, in the presence of His father and mother, He assumed the form of Vāmana, a brāhmaṇa-dwarf, a brahmacārī, just like a theatrical actor....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाचदेवमातर्भवत्या मे विज्ञातं चिरकाङ्‌क्षितम् ।यत् सपत्नैर्हृतश्रीणां च्यावितानां स्वधामत: ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-bhagavān uvācadeva-mātar bhavatyā mevijñātaṁ cira-kāṅkṣitamyat sapatnair hṛta-śrīṇāṁcyāvitānāṁ sva-dhāmataḥ Translation: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O mother of the demigods, I have already understood your long-cherished desires for the welfare of your sons, who have been deprived of all opulences and driven from their residence by their enemies....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: अग्नयोऽतिथयो भृत्या भिक्षवो ये च लिप्सव: ।सर्वं भगवतो ब्रह्मन्ननुध्यानान्न रिष्यति ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: agnayo ’tithayo bhṛtyābhikṣavo ye ca lipsavaḥsarvaṁ bhagavato brahmannanudhyānān na riṣyati Translation: O beloved husband, the fires, guests, servants and beggars are all being properly cared for by me. Because I always think of you, there is no possibility that any of the religious principles will be neglected....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: रम्यामुपवनोद्यानै: श्रीमद्भ‍िर्नन्दनादिभि: ।कूजद्विहङ्गमिथुनैर्गायन्मत्तमधुव्रतै: ।प्रवालफलपुष्पोरुभारशाखामरद्रुमै: ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: ramyām upavanodyānaiḥśrīmadbhir nandanādibhiḥkūjad-vihaṅga-mithunairgāyan-matta-madhuvrataiḥpravāla-phala-puṣporu-bhāra-śākhāmara-drumaiḥ Translation: King Indra’s city was full of pleasing orchards and gardens, such as the Nandana garden. Because of the weight of the flowers, leaves and fruit, the branches of the eternally existing trees were bending down. The gardens were visited by pairs of chirping birds and singing bees. The entire atmosphere was celestial....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: तत्र देवा: सुतपसो विरजा अमृतप्रभा: ।तेषां विरोचनसुतो बलिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: tatra devāḥ sutapasovirajā amṛtaprabhāḥteṣāṁ virocana-sutobalir indro bhaviṣyati Translation: In the period of the eighth Manu, among the demigods will be the Sutapās, the Virajas and the Amṛtaprabhas. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: अवतारा मया द‍ृष्टा रममाणस्य ते गुणै: । सोऽहं तद्‌द्रष्टुमिच्छामि यत् ते योषिद्वपुर्धृतम् ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: avatārā mayā dṛṣṭāramamāṇasya te guṇaiḥso ’haṁ tad draṣṭum icchāmiyat te yoṣid-vapur dhṛtam Translation: My Lord, I have seen all kinds of incarnations You have exhibited by Your transcendental qualities, and now that You have appeared as a beautiful young woman, I wish to see that form of Your Lordship....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: प्राहरत् कुलिशं तस्मा अमोघं परमर्दन: ।सयानो न्यपतद् भूमौ छिन्नपक्ष इवाचल: ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: prāharat kuliśaṁ tasmāamoghaṁ para-mardanaḥsayāno nyapatad bhūmauchinna-pakṣa ivācalaḥ Translation: When Indra, the defeater of enemies, released his infallible thunderbolt scepter at Bali Mahārāja with a desire to kill him, Bali Mahārāja indeed fell to the ground with his airplane, like a mountain with its wings cut off....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: ततो गृहीत्वामृतभाजनं हरि-र्बभाष ईषत्स्मितशोभया गिरा ।यद्यभ्युपेतं क्‍व च साध्वसाधु वाकृतं मया वो विभजे सुधामिमाम् ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: tato gṛhītvāmṛta-bhājanaṁ harirbabhāṣa īṣat-smita-śobhayā girāyady abhyupetaṁ kva ca sādhv asādhu vākṛtaṁ mayā vo vibhaje sudhām imām Translation: Thereafter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, having taken possession of the container of nectar, smiled slightly and spoke in attractive words. She said: My dear demons, if you accept whatever I may do, whether honest or dishonest, then I can take responsibility for dividing the nectar among you....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: ऋषय: कल्पयांचक्रुराभिषेकं यथाविधि ।जगुर्भद्राणि गन्धर्वा नट्यश्च ननृतुर्जगु: ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: ṛṣayaḥ kalpayāṁ cakrurābhiṣekaṁ yathā-vidhijagur bhadrāṇi gandharvānaṭyaś ca nanṛtur jaguḥ Translation: The great sages performed the bathing ceremony of the goddess of fortune as directed in the authorized scriptures, the Gandharvas chanted all-auspicious Vedic mantras, and the professional women dancers very nicely danced and sang authorized songs prescribed in the Vedas....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: उपर्यगेन्द्रं गिरिराडिवान्यआक्रम्य हस्तेन सहस्रबाहु: ।तस्थौ दिवि ब्रह्मभवेन्द्रमुख्यै-रभिष्टुवद्भ‍ि: सुमनोऽभिवृष्ट: ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: upary agendraṁ giri-rāḍ ivānyaākramya hastena sahasra-bāhuḥtasthau divi brahma-bhavendra-mukhyairabhiṣṭuvadbhiḥ sumano-’bhivṛṣṭaḥ Translation: Manifesting Himself with thousands of hands, the Lord then appeared on the summit of Mandara Mountain, like another great mountain, and held Mandara Mountain with one hand. In the upper planetary systems, Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, along with Indra, King of heaven, and other demigods, offered prayers to the Lord and showered flowers upon Him....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: यथाग्निमेधस्यमृतं च गोषुभुव्यन्नमम्बूद्यमने च वृत्तिम् ।योगैर्मनुष्या अधियन्ति हि त्वांगुणेषु बुद्ध्या कवयो वदन्ति ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: yathāgnim edhasy amṛtaṁ ca goṣubhuvy annam ambūdyamane ca vṛttimyogair manuṣyā adhiyanti hi tvāṁguṇeṣu buddhyā kavayo vadanti Translation: As one can derive fire from wood, milk from the milk bag of the cow, food grains and water from the land, and prosperity in one’s livelihood from industrial enterprises, so, by the practice of bhakti-yoga, even within this material world, one can achieve Your favor or intelligently approach You....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: नम: शान्ताय घोराय मूढाय गुणधर्मिणे ।निर्विशेषाय साम्याय नमो ज्ञानघनाय च ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: namaḥ śāntāya ghorāyamūḍhāya guṇa-dharmiṇenirviśeṣāya sāmyāyanamo jñāna-ghanāya ca Translation: I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Vāsudeva, who is all-pervading, to the Lord’s fierce form as Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, to the Lord’s form as an animal [Lord Varāhadeva], to Lord Dattātreya, who preached impersonalism, to Lord Buddha, and to all the other incarnations....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12 Sanskrit: न यस्याद्यन्तौ मध्यं च स्व: परो नान्तरं बहि: ।विश्वस्यामूनि यद् यस्माद् विश्वं च तद‍ृतं महत् ॥ १२ ॥ ITRANS: na yasyādy-antau madhyaṁ casvaḥ paro nāntaraṁ bahiḥviśvasyāmūni yad yasmādviśvaṁ ca tad ṛtaṁ mahat Translation: The Supreme Personality of Godhead has no beginning, no end and no middle. Nor does He belong to a particular person or nation. He has no inside or outside....