Chapter 15: Bali Mahârâja Conquers the Heavenly
Places
(10-11) Surrounded by his men and the
other Daitya leaders equal
to him in opulence, strength and beauty, they seemed to drink in the
sky and burn the directions with their looks. Having gathered the
greatest Asura warriors they went to the supremely wealthy capital of
Indra, making the earth tremble
under their feet.
Chapter 16:
Aditi Initiated into the Payo-vrata Ceremony,
the Best of All Sacrifices
(54) Oh pious lady, the brahmins
and all people assembled there should as much as possible receive the prasâda
of the food of
goodness [B.G. 17: 8]
that
so
meticulously
was
prepared
with
milk
and
ghee.
Chapter
17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become
Aditi's Son
(4) My
best one, the Supreme Lord, the Original
Person, then appeared before
her,
dressed in yellow and with
His four arms, carrying the conch,
the cakra, the club [and the lotus flower].
Chapter
18: Lord Vâmanadeva, the Dwarf
Incarnation
(14) At
His sacred thread
ceremony the sun god chanted the Gâyatrî mantra [see note**
at
5.7],
Brihaspati
gave
the
sacred
thread
and Kas'yapa offered Him
a belt [of straw, signifying the
twice-born status].