SB 8.18.29
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 29
- śrī-balir uvāca
- svāgataṁ te namas tubhyaṁ
- brahman kiṁ karavāma te
- brahmarṣīṇāṁ tapaḥ sākṣān
- manye tvārya vapur-dharam
SYNONYMS
śrī-baliḥ uvāca — Bali Mahārāja said; su-āgatam — all welcome; te — unto You; namaḥ tubhyam — I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; kim — what; karavāma — can we do; te — for You; brahma-ṛṣīṇām — of the great brāhmaṇa sages; tapaḥ — austerity; sākṣāt — directly; manye — I think; tvā — You; ārya — O 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.