SB 8.15.25 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

भगवन्नुद्यमो भूयान्बलेर्न: पूर्ववैरिण: । अविषह्यमिमं मन्ये केनासीत्तेजसोर्जित: ॥ २५ ॥

Verse text

bhagavann udyamo bhūyān baler naḥ pūrva-vairiṇaḥ aviṣahyam imaṁ manye kenāsīt tejasorjitaḥ

Synonyms

bhagavan — O my lord ; udyamaḥ — enthusiasm ; bhūyān — great ; baleḥ — of Bali Mahārāja ; naḥ — our ; pūrva — vairiṇaḥ — past enemy ; aviṣahyam — unbearable ; imam — this ; manye — I think ; kena — by whom ; āsīt — got ; tejasā — prowess ; ūrjitaḥ — achieved .

Translation

My lord, our old enemy Bali Mahārāja now has new enthusiasm, and he has obtained such astonishing power that we think that perhaps we cannot resist his prowess.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

My lord! The effort of our old enemy Bali Mahārāja is stronger. I think that we cannot resist his strength. How did he attain such power? Imam refers to Bali’s effort or his strength. How did he become (āsīt) so powerful?