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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 19]
tasmāt —from such a person;  tvattaḥ —from Your Majesty;  mahīm —land;  īṣat —very little  vṛṇe —am asking for;  aham —I;  varada-ṛṣabhāt —from the personality who can give charity munificently;  padāni —footsteps;  trīṇi —three;  daitya-indra —O King of the Daityas;  sammitāni —to the measurement of;  padā —by a foot;  mama —My.
TRANSLATION
O King of the Daityas, from Your Majesty, who come from such a noble family and who are able to give charity munificently, I ask only three paces of land, to the measurement of My steps.
PURPORT
Lord Vāmanadeva wanted three paces of land according to the measurement of His footsteps. He did not want more than necessary. But although He pretended to be an ordinary human child, He actually wanted the land comprising the upper, middle and lower planetary systems. This was just to show the prowess of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 17
नान्यत् ते कामये राजन्वदान्याज्जगदीश्वरात् । नैनः प्राप्नोति वै विद्वान्यावदर्थप्रतिग्रहः ॥१७॥
nānyat te kāmaye rājan vadānyāj jagad-īśvarāt nainaḥ prāpnoti vai vidvān yāvad-artha-pratigrahaḥ
na —not;  anyat —anything else;  te —from you;  kāmaye —I beg;  rājan —O King;  vadānyāt —who are so munificent;  jagat-īśvarāt —who are the king of the entire universe;  na —not;  enaḥ —distress;  prāp-noti —gets;  vai —indeed;  vidvān —one who is learned;  yāvat-artha —as much as one needs;  pratigrahaḥ —taking charity from others.
TRANSLATION
O King, controller of the entire universe, although you are very munificent and are able to give Me as much land as I want, I do not