Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 4 Verse 20

Canto 11: General History | Chapter 4: Drumila Explains the Incarnations of Godhead to King Nimi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.4.20

devāsure yudhi ca daitya-patīn surārthe

hatvāntareṣu bhuvanāny adadhāt kalābhiḥ

bhūtvātha vāmana imām aharad baleḥ kṣmāḿ

yācñā-cchalena samadād aditeḥ sutebhyaḥ

SYNONYMS

deva-asure — of the demigods and demons; yudhi — in the battle; ca — and; daitya-patīn — the leaders of the demons; sura-arthe — for the sake of the demigods; hatvā — by killing; antareṣu — during the reign of each Manu; bhuvanāni — all the worlds; adadhāt — protected; kalābhiḥ — by His various appearances; bhūtvā — becoming; atha — moreover; vāmanaḥ — the incarnation as a dwarf brāhmaṇa boy; imām — this; aharat — took away; baleḥ — from Bali Mahārāja; kṣmām — earth; yācñā-chalena — on the excuse of begging for charity; samadāt — gave; aditeḥ — of Aditi; sutebhyaḥ — to the sons (the demigods).

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord regularly takes advantage of the wars between the demons and demigods to kill the leaders of the demons. The Lord thus encourages the demigods by protecting the universe through His various incarnations during the reigns of each Manu. The Lord also appeared as Vāmana and took the earth away from Bali Mahārāja on the plea of begging three steps of land. The Lord then returned the entire world to the sons of Aditi.

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