Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 29
Bali Mahārāja’s Empowerment and Conquest of Indra’s City
Prelude to Vāmana’s Petition
ओजस्विनं बलिं जेतुं न समर्थोऽस्ति कश्चन । भवद्विधो भवान्वापि वर्जयित्वेश्वरं हरिम् । विजेष्यति न कोऽप्येनं ब्रह्मतेज:समेधितम् । नास्य शक्त: पुर: स्थातुं कृतान्तस्य यथा जना: ॥ २९ ॥
ojasvinaṁ baliṁ jetuṁ na samartho ’sti kaścana bhavad-vidho bhavān vāpi varjayitveśvaraṁ harim
لا أحد يستطيع قهر بالي شديد القوة. لا أنت ولا رجالك—بل ولا أنت نفسك—تقدرون على غلبته إلا الرب الأعلى هري، لأنه قد تزوّد الآن بـ«براهما-تيجس» الروحاني. وكما لا يستطيع أحد أن يقف أمام يَمَراج، كذلك لا يستطيع أحد الآن أن يقف أمام بالي مهاراج.
FAQs
This verse states that no one can conquer Bali unless one has the shelter of Lord Hari; mere strength or heroism is insufficient without divine support.
Because Bali is “brahma-tejaḥ-samedhita”—fortified by brahminical/spiritual potency—making him formidable like an unavoidable force, compared here to death.
Rely not only on personal power or strategy; cultivate spiritual shelter—devotion, prayer, and dharmic guidance—especially when facing overwhelming challenges.