Srimad Bhagavatam 08.15.35-36 - Blessings Is The Basis Of Spiritual Culture(Ramayana) (download mp3)
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SB 8.15.35
tatas tad-anubhavena
bhuvana-traya-visrutam
kirtim diksu-vitanvanah
sa reja udurad iva
Translation:
When Bali Maharaja performed these sacrifices, he gained a great reputation in all directions, throughout the three worlds. Thus he shone in his position, like the brilliant moon in the sky.
SB 8.15.36
bubhuje ca sriyam svrddham
dvija-devopalambhitam
krta-krtyam ivatmanam
manyamano mahamanah
Translation:
Because of the favor of the brahmanas, the great soul Bali Maharaja, thinking himself very satisfied, became very opulent and prosperous and began to enjoy the kingdom.
Purport:
The brahmanas are called dvija-deva, and ksatriyas are generally called nara-deva. The word deva actually refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brahmanas guide human society in becoming happy by satisfying Lord Visnu, and according to their advice, the ksatriyas, who are called nara-deva, keep law and order so that other people, namely the vaisyas and sudras, may properly follow regulative principles. In this way, people are gradually elevated to Krsna consciousness.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, Fifteenth Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "Bali Maharaja Conquers the Heavenly Planets."
