Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.29

śrī-balir uvāca

svāgataḿ te namas tubhyaḿ

brahman kiḿ karavāma te

brahmarṣīṇāḿ tapaḥ sākṣān

manye tvārya vapur-dharam

SYNONYMS

śrī-baliḥ uvācaBali Mahārāja said; su-āgatam — all welcome; te — unto You; namaḥ tubhyamI offer my respectful obeisances unto You; brahmanO brāhmaṇa; kim — what; karavāma — can we do; te — for You; brahma-ṛṣīṇām — of the great brāhmaṇa sages; tapaḥ — austerity; sākṣāt — directly; manyeI think; tvā — You; āryaO noble one; vapuḥ-dharam — personified.

TRANSLATION

Bali Mahārāja then said to Lord Vāmanadeva: O brāhmaṇa, I offer You my hearty welcome and my respectful obeisances. Please let us know what we may do for You. We think of You as the personified austerity of the great brāhmaṇa-sages.

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