rī-vindhyāvalir uvāca

śrī-vindhyāvalir uvāca

krīḍārtham ātmana idaṁ tri-jagat kṛtaṁ te

svāmyaṁ tu tatra kudhiyo 'para īśa kuryuḥ

kartuḥ prabhos tava kim asyata āvahanti

tyakta-hriyas tvad-avaropita-kartṛ-vādāḥ

Vindhyāvali said: O my Lord! You have created the entire universe for your pastimes, but foolish, unintelligent men have claimed proprietorship for their material enjoyment. Shameless, ascending to a high position, and thinking they are the doers, what can they offer to you, the creator, maintainer and destroyer?

 

The three words have been created by you (te). Fools like Bali claim it as theirs. What can they give to you, the creator (kartuḥ), maintainer (prabhoh) and destroyer (asyataḥ)? Genitive case is used for the dative. Among the objects sentient or insentient, which one can he claim is his, so that he can make his promise true even by giving his body? Since you create the three worlds and his body, has he not given up shame by desiring fame through offering you what is already yours? Those suffering the great disease of pride in wealth can be cured by the mercy of a good doctor. It is very suitable to tie up an offender, who quickly ascends to a high position and suddenly falls, and who falsely identifies himself as a doer, thinking “I am the protector of the three worlds.”

 

|| 8.22.21 ||

śrī-brahmovāca

bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa

deva-deva jaganmaya

muñcainaṁ hṛta-sarvasvaṁ

nāyam arhati nigraham

Lord Brahmā said: O well-wisher and master of all living entities! O worshipable deity of all the devatās! O all-pervading Lord! Please release this person bereft of everything. He does not deserve to be punished further.

After Prahlāda and Vindyavali pleased the Lord by spiritual statements, Brahmā pleases the Lord by practical considerations.

|| 8.22.22 ||

kṛtsnā te 'nena dattā bhūr