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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 19]
vāmanāya —unto Lord Vāmana;  mahīm —land;  dātum —to give;  jagrāha —took;  jala-bhājanam —the waterpot.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When the Supreme Personality of Godhead had thus spoken to Bali Mahārāja, Bali smiled and told Him, “All right. Take whatever You like.” To confirm his promise to give Vāmanadeva the desired land, he then took up his waterpot.
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विष्णवे क्ष्मां प्रदासन्तप्रशना असुरेश्वरम् । जानंश्चिकीर्षितं विष्णोः शिष्यं प्राह विदां वरः॥२९॥
viṣṇave kṣmāṁ pradāsyantam uśanā asureśvaram jānaṁś cikīrṣitaṁ viṣṇoḥ śiṣyaṁ prāha vidāṁ varaḥ
viṣṇave —unto Lord Viṣṇu (Vāmanadeva);  kṣmāṁ —the land;  pradāsyantam —who was ready to deliver;  uśanāḥ —Śukrācārya;  asura-iśvaram —unto the King of the demons (Bali Mahārāja);  jānaṁ —knowing well;  cikīrṣitaṁ —what was the plan;  viṣṇoḥ —of Lord Viṣṇu;  śiṣyaṁ —unto his disciple;  prāha —said;  vidāṁ varaḥ —the best of the knowers of everything.
TRANSLATION
Understanding Lord Viṣṇu’s purpose, Śukrācārya, the best of the learned, immediately spoke as follows to his disciple, who was about to offer everything to Lord Vāmanadeva.
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श्रीशुक उवाच
एष वैरोचने साक्षाद् मगवान्विष्णुरव्ययः ।
कश्यपाददितेर्जातो देवानां कार्यसाधकः ॥३०॥