SB 1.3.19
TEXT 19
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TEXT
पञ्चदशं वामनकं कृत्वागादध्वरं बलेः ।
पदत्रयं याचमानः प्रत्यादित्सुस्त्रिपिष्टपम् ॥ १९ ॥ pancadasam vamanakam
krtvagad adhvaram baleh
pada-trayam yacamanah
pratyaditsus tri-pistapam
pancadasam-the fifteenth in the line; vamanakam-the dwarf brahmana; krtva-by assumption of; agat-went; adhvaram-arena of sacrifice; baleh-of King Bali; pada-trayam-three steps only; yacamanah-begging; pratyaditsuh-willing at heart to return; tri-pistapam-the kingdom of the three planetary systems.
TRANSLATION
In the fifteenth incarnation, the Lord assumed the form of a dwarf brahmana [Vamana] and visited the arena of sacrifice arranged by Maharaja Bali. Although at heart He was willing to regain the kingdom of the three planetary systems, He simply asked for a donation of three steps of land.
The Almighty God can bestow upon anyone 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 piece of land.
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