SB 8.21.27
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
hāhākāro mahān āsīd
rodasyoḥ sarvato diśam
nigṛhyamāṇe 'sura-patau
viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
SYNONYMS
hāhā-kāraḥ—a tumultuous roar of lamentation; mahān—great; āsīt—there was; rodasyoḥ—in both the lower and upper planetary systems; sarvataḥ—everywhere; diśam—all directions; nigṛhyamāṇe—because of being suppressed; asura-patau—when Bali Mahārāja, the King of the demons; viṣṇunā—by Lord Viṣṇu; prabhaviṣṇunā—who is the most powerful everywhere.
TRANSLATION
When Bali Mahārāja was thus arrested by Lord Viṣṇu, who is the most powerful, there was a great roar of lamentation in all directions throughout the upper and lower planetary systems of the universe.