Shloka 35
Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala
तस्मिन् प्रविष्टावुपलभ्य दैत्यराड् विश्वात्मदैवं सुतरां तथात्मन: । तद्दर्शनाह्लादपरिप्लुताशय: सद्य: समुत्थाय ननाम सान्वय: ॥ ३५ ॥
tasmin praviṣṭāv upalabhya daitya-rāḍ viśvātma-daivaṁ sutarāṁ tathātmanaḥ tad-darśanāhlāda-pariplutāśayaḥ sadyaḥ samutthāya nanāma sānvayaḥ
Cuando Bali Mahārāja, rey de los daityas, advirtió la llegada de los dos Señores, su corazón se desbordó de gozo, pues los reconoció como el Alma Suprema y la Deidad adorable de todo el universo, y en especial de sí mismo. Al instante se puso en pie y se postró, junto con todo su séquito, para ofrecer reverencias.
FAQs
This verse says that merely seeing the Lord floods the heart with joy, inspiring immediate humility and surrender—Bali rises at once and bows down.
Because he recognized Them as the Supreme Lord, the Soul of the universe and his own worshipful Deity; that recognition naturally expressed itself as reverence and submission.
Cultivate “recognition” of the Divine in daily encounters—through prayer, sacred reading, and temple darśana—so that gratitude and humility arise quickly, guiding your actions.