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SB 8.15.33

Devanāgarī

देवेष्वथ निलीनेषु बलिर्वैरोचन: पुरीम् । देवधानीमधिष्ठाय वशं निन्ये जगत्‍त्रयम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Text

deveṣv atha nilīneṣu balir vairocanaḥ purīm deva-dhānīm adhiṣṭhāya vaśaṁ ninye jagat-trayam

Synonyms

deveṣu—all the demigods;atha—in this way;nilīneṣu—when they disappeared;baliḥ—Bali Mahārāja;vairocanaḥ—the son of Virocana;purīm—the heavenly kingdom;deva-dhānīm—the residence of the demigods;adhiṣṭhāya—taking possession of;vaśam—under control;ninye—brought;jagat-trayam—the three worlds.

Translation

When the demigods had disappeared, Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana, entered the heavenly kingdom, and from there he brought the three worlds under his control.

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