Text 18] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
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want anything from you that is unnecessary. If a learned brāhmaṇa takes charity from others only according to his needs, he does not become entangled in sinful activities.
PURPORT
A  brāhmaṇa  or  sannyāsī  is qualified to ask charity from others, but if he takes more than necessary he is punishable. No one can use more of the Supreme Lord's property than necessary. Lord Vāmanadeva indirectly indicated to Bali Mahārāja that he was occupying more land than he needed. In the material world, all distresses are due to extravagance. One acquires money extravagantly and also spends it extravagantly. Such activities are sinful. All property belongs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and all living beings, who are sons of the Supreme Lord, have the right to use the Supreme Father's property, but one cannot take more than necessary. This principle should especially be followed by  brāhmaṇas  and  sannyāsīs  who live at the cost of others. Thus Vāmanadeva was an ideal beggar, for He asked only three paces of land. Of course, there is a difference between His footsteps and those of an ordinary human being. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, by His inconceivable prowess, can occupy the entire universe, including the upper, lower and middle planetary systems, by the unlimited measurement of His footsteps.
TEXT 18
श्रीवलिरुवाच
अहो ब्राह्मणदायाद वाचस्ते वृद्धसंमताः ।
त्वं बालो बालिशमतिः स्वार्थं प्रत्यबुधो यथा ॥१८॥
śrī-balir uvāca 
    aho brāhmaṇa-dāyāda 
    vācas te vṛddha-sammatāḥ 
    tvaṁ bālo bāliśa-matiḥ 
    svārthaṁ praty abudho yathā
śrī-baliḥ uvāca—Bali Mahārāja said; aho—alas; brāhmaṇa-dāyāda— 
    O son of a  brāhmaṇa ;  vācaḥ —the words;  te —of You;  vṛddha-