तथापि वदतो भूमन् करिष्याम्यनुशासनम् । एतच्छ्रेय: परं पुंसां यत् तवाज्ञानुपालनम् ॥ 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.
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.