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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 21: The Dynasty of Bharata; |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.21.15
tasya tribhuvanadhisah
SYNONYMS
tasya -- before him (King Rantideva); tri-bhuvana-adhisah -- the controllers of the three worlds (demigods like Brahma and Siva); phaladah -- who can bestow all fruitive results; phalam icchatam -- of persons who desire material benefit; atmanam -- their own identities; darsayam cakruh -- manifested; mayah -- the illusory energy; vishnu -- by Lord Vishnu; vinirmitah -- created.
TRANSLATION
Demigods like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, who can satisfy all materially ambitious men by giving them the rewards they desire, then manifested their own identities before King Rantideva, for it was they who had presented themselves as the brahmana, sudra, candala and so on.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness