Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 16: The Lord's Opulence

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.16.35

brahmaṇyānāḿ balir ahaḿ

vīrāṇām aham arjunaḥ

bhūtānāḿ sthitir utpattir

ahaḿ vai pratisańkramaḥ

SYNONYMS

brahmaṇyānām — of those dedicated to brahminical culture; baliḥBali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana; ahamI am; vīrāṇām — of heroes; ahamI am; arjunaḥArjuna; bhūtānām — of all living beings; sthitiḥ — the maintenance; utpattiḥ — the creation; ahamI am; vai — indeed; pratisańkramaḥ — the annihilation.

TRANSLATION

Among those dedicated to brahminical culture I am Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana, and I am Arjuna among heroes. Indeed, I am the creation, maintenance and annihilation of all living entities.

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