nainaḥ prāpnoti vai vidvān
vadānyāj jagad-īśvarāt
nainaḥ prāpnoti vai vidvān
yāvad-artha-pratigrahaḥ
O King! I do not want anything else from you, though you are the controller of the entire universe and are most generous. A learned person, taking only according to his needs, does not become entangled in sin.
The learned person accepts only what he needs. The words tāvat eva (only that much) should be understood. Another meaning is “I, a learned person, taking everything that you own, will not incur sin.”
|| 8.19.18 ||
śrī-balir uvāca
aho brāhmaṇa-dāyāda
vācas te vṛddha-sammatāḥ
tvaṁ bālo bāliśa-matiḥ
svārthaṁ praty abudho yathā
Bali Mahārāja said: O son of a brāhmaṇa! Your words are agreeable to the learned and elderly persons. Nonetheless, you are a boy with inexperienced intelligence. You are not aware of your self-interest.
O son of a brāhmaṇa! Another meaning is “O person who gives gifts in profusion to the brāhmaṇas, since you are known as affectionate to brāhmaṇas!” You are a boy and just as other boys are foolish, you do not know your own interest. The other meaning is “You are very intelligent. You know what is necessary for your devotees, since you are affectionate to them, and are not aware of your own needs. In that sense you are abudha, unaware.” Being complete in yourself, you have no other goal than taking care of your devotee.
|| 8.19.19 ||
māṁ vacobhiḥ samārādhya
lokānām ekam īśvaram
pada-trayaṁ vṛṇīte yo
'buddhimān dvīpa-dāśuṣam
After pleasing me with sweet words, though you are intelligent, you ask only three steps of land from me, though I am the lord of the three worlds, capable of giving the whole of Jambudvīpa.
Yaḥ means “you.” Abuddhimān can mean buddhimān (intelligent) if sandhi is not applied. Dvīpa-dāśusam means “who gives an island.”
|| 8.19.20 ||
na pumān mām upavrajya
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