Srimad Bhagavatam

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/21

तद्भक्तानामात्मवतां सर्वेषामात्मन्यात्मद आत्मतयैव ।। ५-२४-२१ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul, sells Himself to His devotees such as Nārada Muni. In other words, the Lord gives pure love to such devotees and gives Himself to those who love Him purely. Great, self-realized mystic yogīs such as the four Kumāras also derive great transcendental bliss from realizing the Supersoul within themselves. ।। 5-24-21 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

tadbhaktAnAmAtmavatAM sarveSAmAtmanyAtmada Atmatayaiva || 5-24-21 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/22

न वै भगवान् नूनममुष्यानुजग्राह यदुत पुनरात्मानुस्मृतिमोषणं मायामयभोगैश्वर्यमेवातनुतेति ।। ५-२४-२२ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead did not award His mercy to Bali Mahārāja by giving him material happiness and opulence, for these make one forget loving service to the Lord. The result of material opulence is that one can no longer absorb his mind in the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ।। 5-24-22 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

na vai bhagavAn nUnamamuSyAnujagrAha yaduta punarAtmAnusmRtimoSaNaM mAyAmayabhogaizvaryamevAtanuteti || 5-24-22 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/23

यत्तद्भगवतानधिगतान्योपायेन याच्ञाच्छलेनापहृत स्वशरीरावशेषितलोकत्रयो वरुणपाशैश्च सम्प्रतिमुक्तो गिरिदर्यां चापविद्ध इति होवाच ।। ५-२४-२३ ।।

sanskrit

When the Supreme Personality of Godhead could see no other means of taking everything away from Bali Mahārāja, He adopted the trick of begging from him and took away all the three worlds. Thus only his body was left, but the Lord was still not satisfied. He arrested Bali Mahārāja, bound him with the ropes of Varuṇa and threw him in a cave in a mountain. Nevertheless, although all his property was taken and he was thrown into a cave, Bali Mahārāja was such a great devotee that he spoke as follows. ।। 5-24-23 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

yattadbhagavatAnadhigatAnyopAyena yAcJAcchalenApahRta svazarIrAvazeSitalokatrayo varuNapAzaizca sampratimukto giridaryAM cApaviddha iti hovAca || 5-24-23 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/24

नूनं बतायं भगवानर्थेषु न निष्णातो योऽसाविन्द्रो यस्य सचिवो मन्त्राय वृत एकान्ततो बृहस्पतिस्तमतिहाय यमुपेन्द्रेणात्मानमयाचतात्मनश्चाशिषो नो एव तद्दास्यमतिगम्भीरवयसः कालस्य मन्वन्तरपरिवृत्तं कियल्लोकत्रयमिदम् ।। ५-२४-२४ ।।

sanskrit

Alas, how pitiable it is for Indra, the King of heaven, that although he is very learned and powerful and although he chose Bṛhaspati as his prime minister to instruct him, he is completely ignorant concerning spiritual advancement. Bṛhaspati is also unintelligent because he did not properly instruct his disciple Indra. Lord Vāmanadeva was standing at Indra’s door, but King Indra, instead of begging Him for an opportunity to render transcendental loving service, engaged Him in asking me for alms to gain the three worlds for his sense gratification. Sovereignty over the three worlds is very insignificant because whatever material opulence one may possess lasts only for an age of Manu, which is but a tiny fraction of endless time. ।। 5-24-24 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

nUnaM batAyaM bhagavAnartheSu na niSNAto yo'sAvindro yasya sacivo mantrAya vRta ekAntato bRhaspatistamatihAya yamupendreNAtmAnamayAcatAtmanazcAziSo no eva taddAsyamatigambhIravayasaH kAlasya manvantaraparivRttaM kiyallokatrayamidam || 5-24-24 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/25

यस्यानुदास्यमेवास्मत्पितामहः किल वव्रे न तु स्वपित्र्यं यदुताकुतोभयं पदं दीयमानं भगवतः परमिति भगवतोपरते खलु स्वपितरि ।। ५-२४-२५ ।।

sanskrit

Bali Mahārāja said: My grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja is the only person who understood his own self-interest. Upon the death of Prahlāda’s father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva wanted to offer Prahlāda his father’s kingdom and even wanted to grant him liberation from material bondage, but Prahlāda accepted neither. Liberation and material opulence, he thought, are obstacles to devotional service, and therefore such gifts from the Supreme Personality of Godhead are not His actual mercy. Consequently, instead of accepting the results of karma and jñāna, Prahlāda Mahārāja simply begged the Lord for engagement in the service of His servant. ।। 5-24-25 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

yasyAnudAsyamevAsmatpitAmahaH kila vavre na tu svapitryaM yadutAkutobhayaM padaM dIyamAnaM bhagavataH paramiti bhagavatoparate khalu svapitari || 5-24-25 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/21

तद्भक्तानामात्मवतां सर्वेषामात्मन्यात्मद आत्मतयैव ।। ५-२४-२१ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul, sells Himself to His devotees such as Nārada Muni. In other words, the Lord gives pure love to such devotees and gives Himself to those who love Him purely. Great, self-realized mystic yogīs such as the four Kumāras also derive great transcendental bliss from realizing the Supersoul within themselves. ।। 5-24-21 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

tadbhaktAnAmAtmavatAM sarveSAmAtmanyAtmada Atmatayaiva || 5-24-21 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/22

न वै भगवान् नूनममुष्यानुजग्राह यदुत पुनरात्मानुस्मृतिमोषणं मायामयभोगैश्वर्यमेवातनुतेति ।। ५-२४-२२ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead did not award His mercy to Bali Mahārāja by giving him material happiness and opulence, for these make one forget loving service to the Lord. The result of material opulence is that one can no longer absorb his mind in the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ।। 5-24-22 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

na vai bhagavAn nUnamamuSyAnujagrAha yaduta punarAtmAnusmRtimoSaNaM mAyAmayabhogaizvaryamevAtanuteti || 5-24-22 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/23

यत्तद्भगवतानधिगतान्योपायेन याच्ञाच्छलेनापहृत स्वशरीरावशेषितलोकत्रयो वरुणपाशैश्च सम्प्रतिमुक्तो गिरिदर्यां चापविद्ध इति होवाच ।। ५-२४-२३ ।।

sanskrit

When the Supreme Personality of Godhead could see no other means of taking everything away from Bali Mahārāja, He adopted the trick of begging from him and took away all the three worlds. Thus only his body was left, but the Lord was still not satisfied. He arrested Bali Mahārāja, bound him with the ropes of Varuṇa and threw him in a cave in a mountain. Nevertheless, although all his property was taken and he was thrown into a cave, Bali Mahārāja was such a great devotee that he spoke as follows. ।। 5-24-23 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

yattadbhagavatAnadhigatAnyopAyena yAcJAcchalenApahRta svazarIrAvazeSitalokatrayo varuNapAzaizca sampratimukto giridaryAM cApaviddha iti hovAca || 5-24-23 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/24

नूनं बतायं भगवानर्थेषु न निष्णातो योऽसाविन्द्रो यस्य सचिवो मन्त्राय वृत एकान्ततो बृहस्पतिस्तमतिहाय यमुपेन्द्रेणात्मानमयाचतात्मनश्चाशिषो नो एव तद्दास्यमतिगम्भीरवयसः कालस्य मन्वन्तरपरिवृत्तं कियल्लोकत्रयमिदम् ।। ५-२४-२४ ।।

sanskrit

Alas, how pitiable it is for Indra, the King of heaven, that although he is very learned and powerful and although he chose Bṛhaspati as his prime minister to instruct him, he is completely ignorant concerning spiritual advancement. Bṛhaspati is also unintelligent because he did not properly instruct his disciple Indra. Lord Vāmanadeva was standing at Indra’s door, but King Indra, instead of begging Him for an opportunity to render transcendental loving service, engaged Him in asking me for alms to gain the three worlds for his sense gratification. Sovereignty over the three worlds is very insignificant because whatever material opulence one may possess lasts only for an age of Manu, which is but a tiny fraction of endless time. ।। 5-24-24 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

nUnaM batAyaM bhagavAnartheSu na niSNAto yo'sAvindro yasya sacivo mantrAya vRta ekAntato bRhaspatistamatihAya yamupendreNAtmAnamayAcatAtmanazcAziSo no eva taddAsyamatigambhIravayasaH kAlasya manvantaraparivRttaM kiyallokatrayamidam || 5-24-24 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/24/25

यस्यानुदास्यमेवास्मत्पितामहः किल वव्रे न तु स्वपित्र्यं यदुताकुतोभयं पदं दीयमानं भगवतः परमिति भगवतोपरते खलु स्वपितरि ।। ५-२४-२५ ।।

sanskrit

Bali Mahārāja said: My grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja is the only person who understood his own self-interest. Upon the death of Prahlāda’s father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva wanted to offer Prahlāda his father’s kingdom and even wanted to grant him liberation from material bondage, but Prahlāda accepted neither. Liberation and material opulence, he thought, are obstacles to devotional service, and therefore such gifts from the Supreme Personality of Godhead are not His actual mercy. Consequently, instead of accepting the results of karma and jñāna, Prahlāda Mahārāja simply begged the Lord for engagement in the service of His servant. ।। 5-24-25 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

yasyAnudAsyamevAsmatpitAmahaH kila vavre na tu svapitryaM yadutAkutobhayaM padaM dIyamAnaM bhagavataH paramiti bhagavatoparate khalu svapitari || 5-24-25 ||

hk transliteration