श्रीबलिरुवाच सत्यं भगवता प्रोक्तं धर्मो ऽयं गृहमेधिनाम् । अर्थं कामं यशो वृत्तिं यो न बाधेत कर्हिचित् ॥ २ ॥
sri-balir uvaca
satyam bhagavata proktam
dharmo 'yam grhamedhinam
artham kamam yaso vrttim
yo na badheta karhicit
sri-balih uvaca-Bali Maharaja said; satyam-it is truth; bhagavata-by Your Greatness; proktam-what has already been spoken; dharmah-a religious principle; ayam-that is; grhamedhinam-especially for the householders; artham-economic development; kamam-sense gratification; yasah vrttim-reputation and means of livelihood; yah-which religious principle; na-not; badheta-hinders; karhicit-at any time.