Dasakam 31 Humbling the pride of Maha Bali

Dasakam 31 Humbling the pride of Maha Bali

(this is the continuation of Dasakam 30)

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Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 01

 प्रीत्या दैत्यस्तव तनुमह:प्रेक्षणात् सर्वथाऽपि
त्वामाराध्यन्नजित रचयन्नञ्जलिं सञ्जगाद ।
मत्त: किं ते समभिलषितं विप्रसूनो वद त्वं
वित्तं भक्तं भवनमवनीं वाऽपि सर्वं प्रदास्ये ॥१॥

priityaa daityastava tanumahaH prekshaNaat sarvathaa(a)pi

tvaamaaraadhyannajita rachayanna~njaliM sa~njagaada |

mattaH kiM te samabhilaShitaM viprasuunO vada tvaM

vyaktaM bhaktaM bhavanamavaniiM vaa(a)pi sarvaM pradaasye || 1

Oh Lord who cannot be defeated by any one ,
Seeing the splendorous light of your body,
That asura became happy and with an idea,
Of satisfying you and making you happy,
With folded arms told you,
“What do you desire from me?, Oh son of a Brahmin,
If you ask me for money or food or house or land,
I can assure you that I will satisfy your request.” 31.1

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 02

तामीक्षणां बलिगिरमुपाकर्ण्य कारुण्यपूर्णोऽ-
प्यस्योत्सेकं शमयितुमना दैत्यवंशं प्रशंसन् ।
भूमिं पादत्रयपरिमितां प्रार्थयामासिथ त्वं
सर्वं देहीति तु निगदिते कस्य हास्यं न वा स्यात् ॥२॥

taamakshiiNaaM baligiramupaakarNya kaaruNyapuurNO-

(a)pyasyOtsekaM shamayitumanaa daityavamshaM prashamsan |

bhuumiM paadatrayaparimitaaM praarthayaamaasitha tvaM

sarvaM dehiiti tu nigadite kasya haasyaM na vaa syaat || 2

When you heard the words of Maha Bali ,
Indicating his great power and riches,
Though you were full of mercy,
With an aim to destroy his pride ,
You first praised the asura clan,
And requested for three feet of land ,
For if you ask for all the land ,
Would you not become a laughing stock? 31.2

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 03

विश्वेशं मां त्रिपदमिह किं याचसे बालिशस्त्वं
सर्वां भूमिं वृणु किममुनेत्यालपत्त्वां स दृप्यन् ।
यस्माद्दर्पात् त्रिपदपरिपूर्त्यक्षम: क्षेपवादान्
बन्धं चासावगमदतदर्होऽपि गाढोपशान्त्यै ॥३॥

vishveshaM maaM tripadamiha kiM yaachase baalishastvaM

sarvaaM bhuumiM vR^iNu kimamunetyaalapattvaaM sa dR^ipyan |

yasmaaddarpaat tripadaparipuurtyakshamaH kshepavaadaan

bandhaM chaasaavagamadatadarhO(a)pi gaaDhOpashaantyai || 3

Mahabali swollen with great pride asked you,
“Why are you asking for only three feet of land,
From me who the lord of the entire universe?
You are childish because you can demand the entire world,
What is the use of this small land that you are asking”
It was this pride which later made Maha Bali ,
Not even able to give the three feet that was asked for,
And for getting rid of his pride , Maha Bali,
Had to suffer chastising words as well as imprisonment,
Even though he did not really merit them? 31.3

पादत्रय्या यदि न मुदितो विष्टपैर्नापि तुष्ये-
दित्युक्तेऽस्मिन् वरद भवते दातुकामेऽथ तोयम् ।
दैत्याचार्यस्तव खलु परीक्षार्थिन: प्रेरणात्तं
मा मा देयं हरिरयमिति व्यक्तमेवाबभाषे ॥४॥

paadatrayyaa yadi na muditO viShTapairnaapi tuShyedityukte(

a)smin varada bhavate daatukaame(a)tha tOyam |

daityaachaaryastava khalu pariikshaarthinaH preraNaattaM

maa maa deyaM harirayamiti vyaktamevaababhaaShe|| 4

When you told him that a person who will not be satisfied,
By three feet of land , will not be satisfied even if he gets the entire universe,
Mahabali got ready to give you the three feet and took water in his hands,
And then Oh Lord who blesses, with an intention of testing him,
You induced sage Shukra openly say “Do not give, Do not give ,
For this is Lord Hari , who takes away everything.” 31.4 

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 05

याचत्येवं यदि स भगवान् पूर्णकामोऽस्मि सोऽहं
दास्याम्येव स्थिरमिति वदन् काव्यशप्तोऽपि दैत्य: ।
विन्ध्यावल्या निजदयितया दत्तपाद्याय तुभ्यं
चित्रं चित्रं सकलमपि स प्रार्पयत्तोयपूर्वम् ॥५॥

yaachatyevaM yadi sa bhagavaan puurNakaamO(a)smi sO(a)haM

daasyaamyeva sthiramiti vadan kaavyashaptO(a)pi daityaH |

vindhyaavalyaa nijadayitayaa dattapaadyaaya tubhyaM

chitraM chitraM sakalamapi saH praarpayattOyapuurvam || 5

Then the emperor of Asuras strongly told,
“If it is indeed Lord Vishnu himself who is begging me,
I have reached complete fulfillment of all my desires,
And I would definitely give it to him , with happiness.”,
And then though sage Shukra cursed him,
With the water given by his wife Vindhyavali,
He gave everything to you along with water, What a great surprise. 31.5

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 06

निस्सन्देहं दितिकुलपतौ त्वय्यशेषार्पणं तद्-
व्यातन्वाने मुमुचु:-ऋषय: सामरा: पुष्पवर्षम् ।
दिव्यं रूपं तव च तदिदं पश्यतां विश्वभाजा-
मुच्चैरुच्चैरवृधदवधीकृत्य विश्वाण्डभाण्डम् ॥६॥

nissandehaM ditikulapatau tvayyasheShaarpaNaM tat

vyaatanvaane mumuchurR^IShayaH saamaraaH puShpavarSham |

divyaM ruupaM tava cha tadidaM pashyataaM vishvabhaajaamuchchairuchchairavR^

idhadavadhiikR^itya vishvaaNDabhaaNDam || 6 

When The king of asuras without any apprehension,
Gave all that he owns to you, devas and sages caused a flower rain,
And in the sight of everybody , your divine form ,
Went on growing up to the cosmos and grew beyond. 31.6

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 07

त्वत्पादाग्रं निजपदगतं पुण्डरीकोद्भवोऽसौ
कुण्डीतोयैरसिचदपुनाद्यज्जलं विश्वलोकान् ।
हर्षोत्कर्षात् सुबहु ननृते खेचरैरुत्सवेऽस्मिन्
भेरीं निघ्नन् भुवनमचरज्जाम्बवान् भक्तिशाली ॥७॥

tvatpaadaagraM nijapadagataM puNDariikOdbhavO(a)sau

kuNDiitOyairasichadapunaadyajjalaM vishvalOkaan |

harShOtkarShaat subahu nanR^ite khecharairutsave(a)smin

bheriinnighnan bhuvanamacharajjaambavaan bhaktishaalii || 7


That Brhama washed the top of your feet that reached his world,
With the water kept in his sacred bowl, and that water,
Was the one that purified all the world* and due to their joy,
Devas and Gandharwas danced and the drum was played,
By your great devotee Jambhavan, who went round the world. 31.7
*Became river Ganges

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 08

तावद्दैत्यास्त्वनुमतिमृते भर्तुरारब्धयुद्धा
देवोपेतैर्भवदनुचरैस्सङ्गता भङ्गमापन् ।
कालात्माऽयं वसति पुरतो यद्वशात् प्राग्जिता: स्म:
किं वो युद्धैरिति बलिगिरा तेऽथ पातालमापु: ॥८॥

taavaddaityaastvanumatimR^ite bharturaarabdhayuddhaaH

devOpetairbhavadanucharaissangataa bhangamaapan |

kaalaatmaa(a)yaM vasati puratO yadvashaat praagjitaaH smaH

kiM vO yuddhairiti baligiraa te(a)tha paataalamaapuH || 8

Oh God then the asuras started a war without the consent of Bali,
And they were defeated easily by your attendants who came there suddenly,
And then you told the asuras that you are the embodiment of time,
And yy whose blessing only they had earlier won in wars,
And also told them that their war was absolutely useless,
And obeying you they all left for Patala. 31.8

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 09पाशैर्बद्धं पतगपतिना दैत्यमुच्चैरवादी-
स्तार्त्तीयीकं दिश मम पदं किं न विश्वेश्वरोऽसि ।
पादं मूर्ध्नि प्रणय भगवन्नित्यकम्पं वदन्तं
प्रह्लाद्स्तं स्वयमुपगतो मानयन्नस्तवीत्त्वाम् ॥९॥

paashairbaddhaM patagapatinaa daityamuchchairavaadii

staarttiiyiikaM disha mama padaM kiM na vishveshvarO(a)si |

paadaM muurdhni praNaya bhagavannityakampaM vadantaM

prahlaadastaM svayamupagatO maanayannastaviittvaam || 9

Facing Maha Bali who was tied by the ropes of Varuna,
Brought there by the lord of all birds, you told,
“Since you are the Lord of the world give me the third step,”
And when without hesitation or fear Maha Bali told you,
“Oh God , keep your holy feet on my head,”
Lord Prahlada himself came himself and prayed you. 31.9

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 10

दर्पोच्छित्त्यै विहितमखिलं दैत्य सिद्धोऽसि पुण्यै-
र्लोकस्तेऽस्तु त्रिदिवविजयी वासवत्वं च पश्चात् ।
मत्सायुज्यं भज च पुनरित्यन्वगृह्णा बलिं तं
विप्रैस्सन्तानितमखवर: पाहि वातालयेश ॥१०॥

darpOchChittyai vihitamakhilaM daitya siddhO(a)si puNyairlOkaste(

a)stu tridivavijayii vaasavatvaM cha pashchaat |

matsaayujyaM bhaja cha punarityanvagR^ihNaabaliM taM

vipraissantaanitamakhavaraH paahi vaataalayesha ||10

You blessed Maha Bali, by saying “All that I have done was aimed,
At destroying your pride Oh Lord of Asuras,
And due to your good deeds , you have achieved everything,
And let you get a world which is much greater than heaven,
And later let you come and merge with myself,”
And Oh Lord of Guruvayur , you who got completed,
The Yaga done by Maha Bali through Shukra and others protect me. 31.10