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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.23.17
tathāpi vadato bhūman
kariṣyāmy anuśāsanam
etac chreyaḥ paraḿ puḿsāḿ
yat tavājñānupālanam
SYNONYMS
tathāpi — although there was no fault on the part of Bali Mahārāja; vadataḥ — because of your order; bhūman — O Supreme; kariṣyāmi — I must execute; anuśāsanam — because it is Your order; etat — this is; śreyaḥ — that which is the most auspicious; param — supreme; puḿsām — of all persons; yat — because; tava ājñā-anupālanam — to obey Your order.
TRANSLATION
Lord Viṣṇu, I must nonetheless act in obedience to Your order because obeying Your order is most auspicious and is the first duty of everyone.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness