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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 08 Chapter 20 - Bali Maharaja Surrenders the Universe]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 8</h3>
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Under the circumstances, because He has assumed the form of a brahmana, even if He irreligiously arrests me or even kills me, I shall not retaliate, although He is my enemy.
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[[Vanisource:SB 8.20.12|SB 8.20.12, Translation and Purport]]
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Although He is Viṣṇu Himself, out of fear He has covered Himself in the form of a brāhmaṇa to come to me begging. Under the circumstances, because He has assumed the form of a brāhmaṇa, even if He irreligiously arrests me or even kills me, I shall not retaliate, although He is my enemy.
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If Lord Viṣṇu as He is had come to Bali Mahārāja and asked him to do something, Bali Mahārāja certainly would not have refused His request. But to enjoy a little humor between Himself and His devotee, the Lord covered Himself as a brāhmaṇa-brahmacārī and thus came to Bali Mahārāja to beg for only three feet of land.
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