SB 8.23.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

तथापि वदतो भूमन् करिष्याम्यनुशासनम् ।
एतच्छ्रेयः परं पुंसां यत्तवाज्ञानुपालनम् ॥ १७ ॥

tathapi vadato bhuman

karisyamy anusasanam

etac chreyah param pumsam

yat tavajnanupalanam

tathapi-although there was no fault on the part of Bali Maharaja; vadatah-because of Your order; bhuman-O Supreme; karisyami-I must execute; anusasanam-because it is Your order; etat-this is; sreyah-that which is the most auspicious; param-supreme; pumsam-of all persons; yat-because; tava ajna-anupalanam-to obey Your order.

TRANSLATION

Lord Visnu, I must nonetheless act in obedience to Your order because obeying Your order is most auspicious and is the first duty of everyone.

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