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SB 8.21.27

Devanāgarī

हाहाकारो महानासीद् रोदस्यो: सर्वतोदिशम् । निगृह्यमाणेऽसुरपतौ विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥ २७ ॥

Text

hāhākāro mahān āsīd rodasyoḥ sarvato diśam nigṛhyamāṇe ’sura-patau viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

Synonyms

hāhā-kāraḥ—a tumultuous roar of lamentation;mahān—great;āsīt—there was;rodasyoḥ—in both the lower and upper planetary systems;sarvataḥ—everywhere;diśam—all directions;nigṛhyamāṇe—because of being suppressed;asura-patau—when Bali Mahārāja, the King of the demons;viṣṇunā—by Lord Viṣṇu;prabhaviṣṇunā—who is the most powerful everywhere.

Translation

When Bali Mahārāja was thus arrested by Lord Viṣṇu, who is the most powerful, there was a great roar of lamentation in all directions throughout the upper and lower planetary systems of the universe.

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