SB 8.21.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

सत्यव्रतस्य सततं दीक्षितस्य विशेषतः ।
नानृतं भाषितुं शक्यं ब्रह्मण्यस्य दयावतः ॥ १२ ॥

satya-vratasya satatam

diksitasya visesatah

nanrtam bhasitum sakyam

brahmanyasya dayavatah

satya-vratasya-of Maharaja Bali, who is fixed in truthfulness; satatam-always; diksitasya-of he who was initiated into performing yajna; visesatah-specifically; na-not; anrtam-untruth; bhasitum-to speak; sakyam-is able; brahmanyasya-to the brahminical culture, or to the brahmana; daya-vatah-of he who is always kind.

TRANSLATION

"Our lord, Bali Maharaja, 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 brahmanas, and he cannot at any time speak lies.

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