Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 21 Verse 13

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.13

tasmād asya vadho dharmo

bhartuḥ śuśrūṣaṇaḿ ca naḥ

ity āyudhāni jagṛhur

baler anucarāsurāḥ

SYNONYMS

tasmāt — therefore; asya — of this brahmacārī Vāmana; vadhaḥ — the killing; dharmaḥ — is our duty; bhartuḥ — of our master; śuśrūṣaṇam ca — and it is the way of serving; naḥ — our; iti — thus; āyudhāni — all kinds of weapons; jagṛhuḥ — they took up; baleḥ — of Bali Mahārāja; anucara — followers; asurāḥ — all the demons.

TRANSLATION

"Therefore it is our duty to kill this Vāmanadeva, Lord Viṣṇu. It is our religious principle and the way to serve our master." After making this decision, the demoniac followers of Mahārāja Bali took up their various weapons with a view to killing Vāmanadeva.

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