Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 21: Bali Maharaja Arrested by the Lord. Text 20

यः प्रभुः सर्वभूतानां सुखदुःखोपपत्तये ।
तं नातिवर्तितुं दैत्याः पौरुषैरीश्वरः पुमान् ॥२०॥

yaḥ prabhuḥ sarva-bhÅ«tÄnÄá¹
sukha-duḥkhopapattaye
taá¹ nÄtivartituá¹ daityÄḥ
pauruá¹£air Ä«Å›varaḥ pumÄn

 yaḥ prabhuḥ - that Supreme Person, the master; sarva-bhÅ«tÄnÄm - of all living entities; sukha-duḥkha-upapattaye - for administering happiness and distress; tam - Him; na - not; ativartitum - to overcome; daityÄḥ - O demons; pauruá¹£aiḥ - by human endeavors; Ä«Å›varaḥ - the supreme controller; pumÄn - a person.


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O Daityas, by human efforts no one can supersede the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can bring happiness and distress to all living entities.

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