SB 8.21.29

TEXT 29

TEXT

पदानि त्रीणि दत्तानि भूमेर्मह्यं त्वयासुर ।
द्वाभ्यां क्रान्ता मही सर्वा तृतीयमुपकल्पय ॥ २९ ॥

padani trini dattani

bhumer mahyam tvayasura

dvabhyam kranta mahi sarva

trtiyam upakalpaya

padani-footsteps; trini-three; dattani-have been given; bhumeh-of land; mahyam-unto Me; tvaya-by you; asura-O King of the demons; dvabhyam-by two steps; kranta-have been occupied; mahi-all the land; sarva-completely; trtiyam-for the third step; upakalpaya-now find the means.

TRANSLATION

O King of the demons, you have promised to give Me three steps of land, but I have occupied the entire universe with two steps. Now think about where I should put My third.

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