Verse Text
yathā aṣṭame –
yajanti yajṣaṁ kratubhir yam ādṛtā
bhavanta āmnāya-vidhāna-kovidāḥ |
sa eva viṣṇur varado 'stu vā paro
dāsyāmy amuṣmai kṣitim īpsitāṁ mune ||38||
Translation
From the Eighth Canto: O great sage, great saintly persons like you, being completely aware of the Vedic principles for performing ritualistic ceremonies and yajṣas, worship Lord Viṣṇu in all circumstances. Therefore, whether that same Lord Viṣṇu has come here to give me all benedictions or to punish me as an enemy, I must carry out His order and give Him the requested tract of land without hesitation. SB 8.20.11
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Similarly, Mahārāja Bali once told his priest, Śukrācārya, “My dear sage, you are fully expert in knowledge of the Vedas, and as such you worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, by Vedic rituals. As far as this dwarf brāhmaṇa [the incarnation Vāmanadeva] is concerned, if He is Lord Viṣṇu, a simple brāhmaṇa or even my enemy, I have decided to give to Him in charity all the land He has asked for.”