Vamana Purana — Kali's Complaint to Brahma (Part 2), Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

सा तद्वचनमाकर्ण्य प्राह श्रीः पद्ममालिनी बले शृणुष्व यास्मि त्वामायाता महिषि बलात्

Transliteration

sā tadvacanamākarṇya prāha śrīḥ padmamālinī bale śṛṇuṣva yāsmi tvāmāyātā mahiṣi balāt

Translation

Hearing his words, Śrī—garlanded with lotuses—spoke: “Bali, listen. I have come to you, O queen, compelled by (your) power.”

Speakers

• Śrī (Lakṣmī) speaking to King Bali (addressing him with royal honorifics).

Primary Deities

• Śrī/Lakṣmī
• Bali

Key Themes

• Śrī as personified sovereignty
• Auspicious iconography (lotus)
• Transfer of fortune due to power/merit
• Legitimacy and the ethics of rule

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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