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श्रीबलिरुवाच
यद्युत्तमश्लोक भवान्ममेरितं वचो व्यलीकं सुरवर्य मन्यते ।
करोम्यृतं तन्न भवेत्प्रलम्भनं पदं तृतीयं कुरु शीर्ष्णि मे निजम् ॥ २ ॥
 
sri-balir uvaca
yady uttamasloka bhavan mameritam
vaco vyalikam sura-varya manyate
karomy rtam tan na bhavet pralambhanam
padam trtiyam kuru sirsni me nijam
sri-balih uvaca-Bali Maharaja said; yadi-if; uttamasloka-O Supreme Lord; bhavan-Your good self; mama-my; iritam-promised; vacah-words; vyalikam-false; sura-varya-O greatest of all suras (demigods); manyate-You think so; karomi-I shall make it; rtam-truth; tat-that (promise); na-not; bhavet-will become; pralambhanam-cheating; padam-step; trtiyam-the third; kuru-just do it; sirsni-on the head; me-my; nijam-Your lotus feet.