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श्रीराजोवाच बलेः पदत्रयं भूमेः ।
कस्माद्धरिरयाचत भूतेश्वरः कृपणवल् ।
लब्धार्थो ऽपि बबन्ध तम् एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामो ।
महत्कौतूहलं हि नः याच्ञेश्वरस्य पूर्णस्य ।
बन्धनं चाप्यनागसः ॥ २ ॥

sri-rajovaca

baleh pada-trayam bhumeh

kasmad dharir ayacata

bhutesvarah krpana-val

labdhartho 'pi babandha tam

etad veditum icchamo

mahat kautuhalam hi nah

yacnesvarasya purnasya

bandhanam capy anagasah

sri-raja uvaca-the King said; baleh-of Bali Maharaja; pada-trayam-three steps; bhumeh-of land; kasmat-why; harih-the Supreme Personality of Godhead (in the form of Vamana); ayacata-begged; bhutva-isvarah-the proprietor of all the universe; krpana-vat-like a poor man; labdha-arthah-He got the gift; api-although; babandha-arrested; tam-him (Bali); etat-all this; veditum-to understand; icchamah-we desire; mahat-very great; kautuhalam-eagerness; hi-indeed; nah-our; yacna-begging; isvarasya-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purnasya-who is full in everything; bandhanam-arresting; ca-also; api-although; anagasah-of he who was faultless.