Vamana Purana — Kali's Complaint to Brahma (Part 2), Shloka 12

Kali’s Complaint to Brahma and the Arrival of Śrī (Jayaśrī) in Bali’s Reign

Devanagari script

एतानि सर्वजगतः परिव्याप्य स्थितानि हि बलिना बलवान् ब्रह्मन् तिष्यो ऽपि हि कृतः कृतः

Transliteration

etāni sarvajagataḥ parivyāpya sthitāni hi balinā balavān brahman tiṣyo 'pi hi kṛtaḥ kṛtaḥ

Translation

“Indeed, these (conditions) have pervaded and come to prevail throughout the whole world. By Bali’s (rule), O Brahmin, even Tiṣya has been made powerful—yes, it has truly been brought about.”

Speakers

• Narrator/teacher addressing a Brahmin interlocutor (exact speaker-pair not specified in prompt)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Kingship and cosmic order
• Dharma as world-sustaining force
• Auspiciousness under righteous rule

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }