Punchadasham vamanakam kritwa agadaddhwaram
Baleh padatrayam yachamana pratyaditsu stripistapah.
Panchadasham-the fifteenth in the line, Vamanakam-the Dwarf Brahmin, Kritwa-by assumption of, Agad-went, Adhwarm-arena of sacrifice, Valeh-of the king Bali, Padatrayam-three steps only, Yachmuna-begging, Pratyadistsu-willing at heart for returning, Stripistapah-The kingdom of the three planetary system.
In the fifteenth incarnation the Lord assumed the form of a Dwarf Brahmin (Vamana) and reached the arena of sacrifice arranged by Maharaj Bali. Although at heart He was willing to get back the kingdom of the three planetary system He simply asked for donation of three steps of land.
The Almighty God willing can bestow upon any one the kingdom of the universe from a very small beginning and Similarly He can take away the kingdom of the universe on the plea of begging a small peice of land.