SB 8.21.12

SB 8.21.12

Devanagari

सत्यव्रतस्य सततं दीक्षितस्य विशेषत: । नानृतं भाषितुं शक्यं ब्रह्मण्यस्य दयावत: ॥ १२ ॥

Verse text

satya-vratasya satataṁ dīkṣitasya viśeṣataḥ nānṛtaṁ bhāṣituṁ śakyaṁ brahmaṇyasya dayāvataḥ

Synonyms

satya vratasya — of Mahārāja Bali, who is fixed in truthfulness ; satatam always ; dīkṣitasya of he who was initiated into performing yajṣa ; viśeṣataḥ specifically ; na not ; anṛtam untruth ; bhāṣitum to speak ; śakyam is able ; brahmaṇyasya to the brahminical culture, or to the brāhmaṇa ; dayā vataḥ — of he who is always kind .

Translation

“Our lord, Bali Mahārāja, is always fixed in truthfulness, and this is especially so at present, since he has been initiated into performing a sacrifice. He is always kind and merciful toward the brāhmaṇas, and he cannot at any time speak lies.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Bali Mahārāja is always fixed in truthfulness, and this is especially so at present, since he has been initiated into performing a sacrifice. He is always kind and merciful toward the brāhmaṇas. He cannot at any time speak lies.