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
ບໍ່ມີໃຜສາມາດຊະນະບາລີຜູ້ມີພະລັງຫຼາຍໄດ້. ຄົນເຊັ່ນເຈົ້າ ຫຼືແມ່ນເຈົ້າເອງ ກໍຊະນະລາວບໍ່ໄດ້ ນອກເຫນືອຈາກພຣະເຈົ້າສູງສຸດ ພຣະຫຣິ. ລາວຖືກເສີມດ້ວຍພຣະພຣະຫມະເຕຊະ; ເຫມືອນທີ່ບໍ່ມີໃຜຢືນຕໍ່ໜ້າຍົມຣາຊາໄດ້ ບັດນີ້ກໍບໍ່ມີໃຜຢືນຕໍ່ໜ້າບາລີ ມະຫາຣາຊາໄດ້ເຊັ່ນກັນ.
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.