SB 8.19.5

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eight Canto, Chapter 19: Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja

SB 8.19.4

SB 8.19.6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

yato jāto hiraṇyākṣaś
carann eka imāṁ mahīm
prativīraṁ dig-vijaye
nāvindata gadāyudhaḥ

SYNONYMS

yataḥ—in which dynasty; jātaḥ—was born; hiraṇyākṣaḥ—the king named Hiraṇyākṣa; caran—wandering; ekaḥ—alone; imām—this; mahīm—surface of the globe; prativīram—a rival hero; dik-vijaye—for conquering all directions; na avindata—could not get; gadā-āyudhaḥ—bearing his own club.

TRANSLATION

It was in your dynasty that Hiraṇyākṣa was born. Carrying only his own club, he wandered the globe alone, without assistance, to conquer all directions, and no hero he met could rival him.