श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण अष्टम स्कन्ध अध्याय 21 श्लोक 1-13

ashtam skandh: athaikavianshoadhyay: adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: ashtam skandh: ekaviansh adhyayah shlok 1-13 ka hindi anuvad bali ka baandha jana shrishukadev ji kahate haian- parikshit! bhagavan ka charanakamal satyalok mean pahuanch gaya. unake nakhachandr ki chhata se satyalok ki abha phiki p d gayi. svayan brahma bhi usake prakash mean doob-se gaye. unhoanne marichi adi rrishiyoan, sanandan adi naishthik brahmachariyoan evan b de-b de yogiyoan ke sath bhagavan ke charanakamal ki agavani ki. ved, upaved, niyam, yam, tark, itihas, vedaang aur puran-sahiantaean-jo brahmalok mean moortiman hokar nivas karate haian-tatha jin logoan ne yogaroop vayu se jnanagni ko prajvalit karake karmamal ko bhasm kar dala hai, ve mahatma, sabane bhagavan ke charan ki vandana ki. isi charanakamal ke smaran ki mahima se ye sab karm ke dvara prapt n hone yogy brahma ji ke dham mean pahuanche haian. bhagavan brahma ki kirti b di pavitr hai. ve vishnu bhagavan ke nabhikamal se utpann hue haian. agavani karane ke bad unhoanne svayan vishvaroop bhagavan ke oopar uthe hue charan ka arghyapady se poojan kiya, prakshalan kiya. pooja karake b de prem aur bhakti se unhoanne bhagavan ki stuti ki. parikshit! brahma ke kamandalu ka vahi jal vishvaroop bhagavan ke paanv pakharane se pavitr hone ke karan un gangaji ke roop mean parinat ho gaya, jo akashamarg se prithvi par girakar tinoan lokoan ko pavitr karati haian. ye gangaji kya haian, bhagavan ki moortimanh ujjval kirti. jab bhagavan ne apane svaroop ko kuchh chhota kar liya, apani vibhootiyoan ko kuchh samet liya, tab brahma adi lokapaloan ne apane anucharoan ke sath b de adar bhav se apane svami bhagavan ko anekoan prakar ki bheantean samarpit kian. un logoan ne jal-upahar, mala, divy gandhoan se bhare aangarag, sugandhit dhoop, dip, khil, akshat, phal, aankur, bhagavan ki mahima aur prabhav se yukt stotr, jayaghosh, nrity, baje-gaje, gan evan shankh adi dundubhi ke shabdoan se bhagavan ki aradhana ki. us samay rriksharaj jambavan man ke saman veg se dau dakar sab dishaoan mean bheri baja-bajakar bhagavan ki mangalamay vijay ki ghoshana kar aye. daityoan ne dekha ki vaman ji ne tin pag prithvi maangane ke bahane sari prithvi hi chhin li. tab ve sochane lage ki hamare svami bali is samay yajn mean dikshit haian, ve to kuchh kaheange nahian. isaliye bahut chidhakar ve apas mean kahane lage- ‘are, yah brahman nahian hai. yah sabase b da mayavi vishnu hai. brahman ke roop mean chhipakar yah devataoan ka kam banana chahata hai. jab hamare svami yajn mean dikshit hokar kisi ko kisi prakar ka dand dene ke liye uparat ho gaye haian, tab is shatru ne brahmachari ka vesh banakar pahale to yachana ki aur pichhe hamara sarvasv haran kar liya. yoan to hamare svami sada hi satyanishth haian, parantu yajn mean dikshit hone par ve is bat ka vishesh dhyan rakhate haian. ve brahmanoan ke b de bhakt haian tatha unake hriday mean daya bhi bahut hai. isaliye ve kabhi jhooth nahian bol sakate. aisi avastha mean ham logoan ka yah dharm hai ki is shatru ko mar dalean. isase hamare svami bali ki seva bhi hoti hai.’ yoan sochakar raja bali ke anuchar asuroan ne apane-apane hathiyar utha liye.