bhagavān viṣṇur avyayaḥ
eṣa vairocane sākṣād
bhagavān viṣṇur avyayaḥ
kaśyapād aditer jāto
devānāṁ kārya-sādhakaḥ
Śukrācārya said: O son of Virocana! This brahmacārī is directly the imperishable Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu. Accepting Kaśyapa Muni as his father and Aditi as his mother, he has now appeared in order to fulfill the interests of the devatās.
|| 8.19.31 ||
pratiśrutaṁ tvayaitasmai
yad anartham ajānatā
na sādhu manye daityānāṁ
mahān upagato 'nayaḥ
I do not think that the dangerous promise you made to him in ignorance is proper. It brings great misfortune to the demons.
Upagataḥ means attained.
|| 8.19.32 ||
eṣa te sthānam aiśvaryaṁ
śriyaṁ tejo yaśaḥ śrutam
dāsyaty ācchidya śakrāya
māyā-māṇavako hariḥ
Viṣṇu, who takes away everything, falsely appearing as a brahmacārī, will take away all your land, wealth, beauty, power, fame and education and deliver it to Indra, your enemy.
Hariḥ means “he who takes away everything.” The real meaning is “The Lord who attracts even Bali’s mind.”
|| 8.19.33 ||
tribhiḥ kramair imāl lokān
viśva-kāyaḥ kramiṣyati
sarvasvaṁ viṣṇave dattvā
mūḍha vartiṣyase katham
Making the universe his body, he will step over all the worlds by three steps. O fool! By giving everything to Viṣṇu how will you survive?
“But I have promised only three steps of land to him.” Śukrācārya explains the danger in this verse. “Well, let him take three steps.” No, you will give everything.
|| 8.19.34 ||
kramato gāṁ padaikena
dvitīyena divaṁ vibhoḥ
khaṁ ca kāyena mahatā
tārtīyasya kuto gatiḥ
Vāmanadeva will first occupy the earth with one step, and by his second step he will occupy Svarga, and by his universal body will occupy antarīksa. Where will he put his third step?
“How will my promise not be fulfilled?” Even in giving everything, you promise will not be fulfilled. Having taken two steps where will he put his third step? Or what will he gain by a third step?
|| 8.19.35 ||
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