SB 8.10.16 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

वैरोचनो बलि: सङ्ख्ये सोऽसुराणां चमूपति: । यानं वैहायसं नाम कामगं मयनिर्मितम् ॥ १६ ॥ सर्वसाङ्ग्रामिकोपेतं सर्वाश्चर्यमयं प्रभो । अप्रतर्क्यमनिर्देश्यं द‍ृश्यमानमदर्शनम् ॥ १७ ॥ आस्थितस्तद् विमानाग्र्यं सर्वानीकाधिपैर्वृत: । बालव्यजनछत्राग्र्यै रेजे चन्द्र इवोदये ॥ १८ ॥

Verse text

vairocano baliḥ saṅkhye so ’surāṇāṁ camū-patiḥ yānaṁ vaihāyasaṁ nāma kāma-gaṁ maya-nirmitam sarva-sāṅgrāmikopetaṁ sarvāścaryamayaṁ prabho apratarkyam anirdeśyaṁ dṛśyamānam adarśanam āsthitas tad vimānāgryaṁ sarvānīkādhipair vṛtaḥ bāla-vyajana-chatrāgryai reje candra ivodaye

Synonyms

vairocanaḥ — the son of Virocana ; baliḥ — Mahārāja Bali ; saṅkhye — in the battle ; saḥ — he, so celebrated ; asurāṇām — of the demons ; camū — patiḥ — commander in chief ; yānam — airplane ; vaihāyasam — called Vaihāyasa ; nāma — by the name ; kāma — gam — able to fly anywhere he desired ; maya — nirmitam — made by the demon Maya ; sarva — all ; sāṅgrāmika — upetam — equipped with all kinds of weapons required for fighting with all different types of enemies ; sarva — āścarya — mayam — wonderful in every respect ; prabho — O King ; apratarkyam — inexplicable ; anirdeśyam — indescribable ; dṛśyamānam — sometimes visible ; adarśanam — sometimes not visible ; āsthitaḥ — being seated on such ; tat — that ; vimāna — agryam — excellent airplane ; sarva — all ; anīka — adhipaiḥ — by the commanders of soldiers ; vṛtaḥ — surrounded ; bāla — vyajana — chatra — agryaiḥ — protected by beautifully decorated umbrellas and the best of cāmaras ; reje — brilliantly situated ; candraḥ — the moon ; iva — like ; udaye — at the time of rising in the evening .

Translation

For that battle the most celebrated commander in chief, Mahārāja Bali, son of Virocana, was seated on a wonderful airplane named Vaihāyasa. O King, this beautifully decorated airplane had been manufactured by the demon Maya and was equipped with weapons for all types of combat. It was inconceivable and indescribable. Indeed, it was sometimes visible and sometimes not. Seated in this airplane under a beautiful protective umbrella and being fanned by the best of cāmaras, Mahārāja Bali, surrounded by his captains and commanders, appeared just like the moon rising in the evening, illuminating all directions.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O King! For that battle, the commander-in-chief, Mahārāja Bali, son of Virocana, was seated on a most astonishing, inconceivable and indescribable airplane named Vaihāyasa, manufactured by the demon Maya. It was equipped with weapons for all types of combat, was sometimes visible and sometimes invisible, and could travel anywhere. Seated in this airplane under an umbrella and being fanned by the best of cāmaras, Mahārāja Bali, surrounded by his commanders, appeared just like the rising moon.