🪷 ŚB 8.18.20

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

श्रुत्वाश्वमेधैर्यजमानमूर्जितं बलिं भृगूणामुपकल्पितैस्तत: । जगाम तत्राखिलसारसम्भृतो भारेण गां सन्नमयन्पदे पदे ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

śrutvāśvamedhair yajamānam ūrjitaṁ baliṁ bhṛgūṇām upakalpitais tataḥ jagāma tatrākhila-sāra-sambhṛto bhāreṇa gāṁ sannamayan pade pade
Synonyms
śrutvā — after hearing; aśvamedhaiḥ — by aśvamedha sacrifices; yajamānam — the performer; ūrjitam — very glorious; balim — Bali Mahārāja; bhṛgūṇām — under the guidance of the brāhmaṇas born in the Bhṛgu dynasty; upakalpitaiḥ — performed; tataḥ — from that place; jagāma — went; tatra — there; akhila-sāra-sambhṛtaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the essence of all creation; bhāreṇa — with the weight; gām — the earth; sannamayan — depressing; pade pade — at every step.

Translation

When the Lord heard that Bali Mahārāja was performing aśvamedha sacrifices under the patronage of brāhmaṇas belonging to the Bhṛgu dynasty, the Supreme Lord, who is full in every respect, proceeded there to show His mercy to Bali Mahārāja. By His weight, He pushed down the earth with every step.

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Sanskrit and Hindi Witness

इस पाठ-साक्षी का श्लोक-पता वर्तमान ŚB मार्ग से ठीक मिलता है। गीता प्रेस और वर्तमान अंग्रेज़ी पाठ को मिलाया नहीं गया है; दोनों अपने-अपने स्रोत-रूप में साथ पढ़े जा सकते हैं।

ŚB 8.18.20 · गीता प्रेस पाठ

श्रुत्वाश्‍वमेधैर्यजमानमूर्जितं बलिं भृगूणामुपकल्पितैस्तत:। जगाम तत्राखिलसारसंभृतो भारेण गां सन्‍नमयन्पदे पदे॥ २०

हिन्दी टीका-पाठ

परीक्षित्! उसी समय भगवान् ने सुना कि सब प्रकारकी सामग्रियोंसे सम्पन्‍न यशस्वी बलि भृगुवंशी ब्राह्मणोंके आदेशानुसार बहुत-से अश्‍वमेध यज्ञ कर रहे हैं, तब उन्होंने वहाँके लिये यात्रा की। भगवान् समस्त शक्तियोंसे युक्त हैं। उनके चलनेके समय उनके भारसे पृथ्वी पग-पगपर झुकने लगी॥ २०॥

स्रोत-खंड सीमा · यह हिन्दी अंश गीता प्रेस डिजिटल पाठ में इस दृश्य श्लोक-इकाई के बाद आता है; इसे स्वतः एक-से-एक टीका या संस्करण-समानता नहीं माना गया है।

Source witness details
प्रथम-खण्ड · index_split_194.html · source order 191
Sanskrit SHA-256: bef9dce7998cc0b7156f24101142ab743bc9ca322cd708fb0e2e1deacf1d88ac
Hindi SHA-256: 1d0e72bdc01c6d8f5573bf7bef4b9fc58ff45ba506f23785882cdda6929bb369
Address crosswalk: exact · final textual equivalence: not claimed

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 8.18.20requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 8.18parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 8parent skandha chapter index/bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pagesŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditationŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhaktiŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattvaŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source sealŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original PersonŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · AntaryāmīŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevāŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smilingŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugrahaŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darknessŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at ŚambhalaŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtanaSkandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master pageBG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than KrishnaBG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of allBG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda/binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

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