Canto & Chapters
Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations (24 Chapters)
Chapter 133v
The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
Chapter 222v
The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis
Chapter 329v
Gajendra’s Prayers of Surrender
Chapter 417v
Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World
Chapter 546v
The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection
Chapter 634v
The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
Chapter 746v
Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison
Chapter 840v
The Churning of the Milk Ocean
Chapter 927v
The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti
Chapter 1043v
The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons
Chapter 1148v
King Indra Annihilates the Demons
Chapter 1245v
The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva
Chapter 1334v
Description of Future Manus
Chapter 1411v
The System of Universal Management
Chapter 1533v
Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets
Chapter 1660v
Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship
Chapter 1727v
The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son
Chapter 1830v
Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation
Chapter 1943v
Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
Chapter 2029v
Bali Mahārāja Surrenders the Universe
Chapter 2131v
Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord
Chapter 2234v
Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life
Chapter 2327v
The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets
Chapter 2459v
Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation
Canto 8, Chapter 15
Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets
Verse 36 (SB 8.15.36)
SB 8.15.36 • मूल श्लोक
बुभुजे च श्रियं स्वृद्धां द्विजदेवोपलम्भिताम् । कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं मन्यमानो महामना: ॥ ३६ ॥
Transliteration
bubhuje ca śriyaṁ svṛddhāṁ dvija-devopalambhitām kṛta-kṛtyam ivātmānaṁ manyamāno mahāmanāḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
bubhuje — enjoyed; ca — also; śriyam — opulence; su-ṛddhām — prosperity; dvija — of the brāhmaṇas; deva — as good as the demigods; upalambhitām — achieved because of the favor; kṛta-kṛtyam — very satisfied by his activities; iva — like that; ātmānam — himself; manyamānaḥ — thinking; mahā-manāḥ — the great-minded.
Translation
“Because of the favor of the brāhmaṇas, the great soul Bali Mahārāja, thinking himself very satisfied, became very opulent and prosperous and began to enjoy the kingdom.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaThe brāhmaṇas are called dvija-deva, and kṣatriyas are generally called nara-deva. The word deva actually refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brāhmaṇas guide human society in becoming happy by satisfying Lord Viṣṇu, and according to their advice, the kṣatriyas, who are called nara-deva, keep law and order so that other people, namely the vaiśyas and śūdras, may properly follow regulative principles. In this way, people are gradually elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, Fifteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets.”