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SB 8.21.13

Devanāgarī

तस्मादस्य वधो धर्मो भर्तु: शुश्रूषणं च न: । इत्यायुधानि जगृहुर्बलेरनुचरासुरा: ॥ १३ ॥

Text

tasmād asya vadho dharmo bhartuḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṁ ca naḥ ity āyudhāni jagṛhur baler anucarāsurāḥ

Synonyms

tasmāt—therefore;asya—of thisbrahmacārīVāmana;vadhaḥ—the killing;dharmaḥ—is our duty;bhartuḥ—of our master;śuśrūṣaṇamca—and it is the way of serving;naḥ—our;iti—thus;āyudhāni—all kinds of weapons;jagṛhuḥ—they took up;baleḥ—of Bali Mahārāja;anucara—followers;asurāḥ—all the demons.

Translation

“Therefore it is our duty to kill this Vāmanadeva, Lord Viṣṇu. It is our religious principle and the way to serve our master.” After making this decision, the demoniac followers of Mahārāja Bali took up their various weapons with a view to killing Vāmanadeva.

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