itthaṁ viriñca-stuta-karma-vīryaḥ
Chapter Eighteen
Vāmana Meets Bali
|| 8.18.1 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
itthaṁ viriñca-stuta-karma-vīryaḥ
prādurbabhūvāmṛta-bhūr adityām
catur-bhujaḥ śaṅkha-gadābja-cakraḥ
piśaṅga-vāsā nalināyatekṣaṇaḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After Lord Brahmā glorified the Lord's prowess, the Lord, whose appearance is not subject to death, with lotus eyes and yellow garments, appeared from the womb of Aditi with four hands bear a conch, club, lotus and disc.
In the Eighteenth Chapter, Vāmana, wearing a sacred thread, goes to the sacrifice performed by Bali and begs a boon from him. His appearance is without death or destruction (amṛta-bhūḥ). It is said janma-karma ca me divyam: by birth and activities are transcendental. (BG 4.9) śaṅkha-gadā-abja-cakraḥ means “possessing conch, club, lotus and wheel.[136]” Another version has śaṅkha-gadā-abja-cakra, without the visarga. It is then part of a compound with piśaṅga-vāsāḥ.
|| 8.18.2 ||
śyāmāvadāto jhaṣa-rāja-kuṇḍala-
tviṣollasac-chrī-vadanāmbujaḥ pumān
śrīvatsa-vakṣā balayāṅgadollasat-
kirīṭa-kāñcī-guṇa-cāru-nūpuraḥ
The body of the Supreme Lord was pure, and black in complexion. His lotus face, decorated with earrings resembling makaras, shone with luster. On his chest was the mark of Śrīvatsa. He wore bracelets, armlets, a shining crown, a belt, a sacred thread, and beautiful ankle bells.
Śyāmāvadātaḥ means he was dark in complexion and pure, since his body was spiritual. Jhaṣa-rāja is a makara. He had shining crown, belt, thread and ankle bells along with bracelets and armlets.
|| 8.18.3 ||
madhu-vrata-vrāta-vighuṣṭayā svayā
virājitaḥ śrī-vanamālayā hariḥ
prajāpater veśma-tamaḥ svarociṣā
vināśayan kaṇṭha-niviṣṭa-kaustubhaḥ
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