Devanagari
यजन्ति यज्ञंक्रतुभिर्यमादृता
भवन्त आम्नायविधानकोविदा: ।
स एव विष्णुर्वरदोऽस्तु वा परो
दास्याम्यमुष्मै क्षितिमीप्सितां मुने ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
yajanti yajṣaṁ kratubhir yam ādṛtā
bhavanta āmnāya-vidhāna-kovidāḥ
sa eva viṣṇur varado ’stu vā paro
dāsyāmy amuṣmai kṣitim īpsitāṁ mune
Synonyms
yajanti
—
worship
;
yajṣam
—
who is the enjoyer of sacrifice
;
kratubhiḥ
—
by the different paraphernalia for sacrifice
;
yam
—
unto the Supreme Person
;
ādṛtāḥ
—
very respectfully
;
bhavantaḥ
—
all of you
;
āmnāya
—
vidhāna — kovidāḥ — great saintly persons fully aware of the Vedic principles of performing sacrifice
;
saḥ
—
that
;
eva
—
indeed
;
viṣṇuḥ
—
is Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
;
varadaḥ
—
either He is prepared to give benedictions
;
astu
—
He becomes
;
vā
—
or
;
paraḥ
—
comes as an enemy
;
dāsyāmi
—
I shall give
;
amuṣmai
—
unto Him (unto Lord Viṣṇu, Vāmanadeva)
;
kṣitim
—
the tract of land
;
īpsitām
—
whatever He has desired
;
mune
—
O great sage .
Translation
O great sage, great saintly persons like you, being completely aware of the Vedic principles for performing ritualistic ceremonies and yajṣas, worship Lord Viṣṇu in all circumstances. Therefore, whether that same Lord Viṣṇu has come here to give me all benedictions or to punish me as an enemy, I must carry out His order and give Him the requested tract of land without hesitation.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The person whom you highly respected knowers of Vedic sacrifice worship as yajṣa by performing sacrifices is known as Viṣṇu. O sage! Let Viṣṇu be a giver of benedictions. Or let him be an enemy. I will give to him the land he desired.
“But this brahmacārī is Viṣṇu, your enemy.” Then I must definitely give to him. Paraḥ vā means “let him be an enemy.”
Purport
As stated by Lord Śiva:
ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ
viṣṇor ārādhanaṁ param
tasmāt parataraṁ devi
tadīyānāṁ samarcanam
(
Padma Purāṇa
)
Although in the
Vedas
there are recommendations for worshiping many demigods, Lord Viṣṇu is the Supreme Person, and worship of Viṣṇu is the ultimate goal of life. The Vedic principles of the
varṇāśrama
institution are meant to organize society to prepare everyone to worship Lord Viṣṇu.
varṇāśramācāravatā
puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān
viṣṇur ārādhyate panthā
nānyat tat-toṣa-kāraṇam
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, is worshiped by the proper execution of prescribed duties in the system of
varṇa
and
āśrama.
There is no other way to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” (
Viṣṇu Purāṇa
3.8.9) One must ultimately worship Lord Viṣṇu, and for that purpose the
varṇāśrama
system organizes society into
brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, śūdras, brahmacārīs, gṛhasthas, vānaprasthas
and
sannyāsīs.
Bali Mahārāja, having been perfectly educated in devotional service by his grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja, knew how things are to be done. He was never to be misguided by anyone, even by a person who happened to be his so-called spiritual master. This is the sign of full surrender. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura said:
mārabi rākhabi — yo icchā tohārā
nitya-dāsa-prati tuyā adhikārā
When one surrenders to Lord Viṣṇu, one must be prepared to abide by His orders in all circumstances, whether He kills one or gives one protection. Lord Viṣṇu must be worshiped in all circumstances.