28 Srimad -Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 18

Vamanadeva. Therefore, after washing the Lord’s feet, Bali Maharaja
immediately accepted the water from the Lord’s feet on his head and felt
that he and his predecessors had certainly been glorified. Then Bali
Maharaja inquired of Lord Vamanadeva’s welfare and requested the
Lord to ask him for money, jewels or anything He might desire.

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Sri-Suka uvdca
ittham virifica-stuta-karma-viryah
pradurbabhiwvamrta-bhir adityam
catur-bhujah sarikha-gadabja-cakrah

pisarnga-vasa nalindyateksanah

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; ittham—in this way;
virifica-stuta-karma-viryah—the Personality of Godhead, whose ac-
tivities and prowess are always praised by Lord Brahma;
pradurbabhiiva—became manifested; amrta-bhih—whose appearance
is always deathless; adityam—from the womb of Aditi; catuh-bhujah—
having four arms; sankha-gadd-abja-cakrah—decorated with conch-
shell, club, lotus and disc; pisanga-vdséh —dressed in yellow garments;
nalina-dyata-iksanah—having blooming eyes like the petals of a lotus.

TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: After Lord Brahma had thus spoken,
glorifying the Supreme Lord’s activities and prowess, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who is never subject to death like an or-
dinary living being, appeared from the womb of Aditi. His four
