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Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Verse 29 of 31
SB 8.21.29

पदानि त्रीणि दत्तानि भूमेर्मह्यं त्वयासुर द्वाभ्यां क्रान्ता मही सर्वा तृतीयमुपकल्पय

padāni trīṇi dattāni bhūmer mahyaṁ tvayāsura dvābhyāṁ krāntā mahī sarvā tṛtīyam upakalpaya

Synonyms

padānifootsteps; trīṇithree; dattānihave been given; bhūmeḥof land; mahyamunto Me; tvayāby you; asuraO King of the demons; dvābhyāmby two steps; krāntāhave been occupied; mahīall the land; sarvācompletely; tṛtīyamfor the third step; upakalpayanow 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.

Verse 29 of 31
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