Text 22] Lord Vamanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation 43

world. Thus although the Lord was going to Bali Maharaja to beg some-
thing, He is always complete and has nothing to beg from anyone. In-
deed, He is so powerful that in His full opulence He pressed down the
surface of the earth at every step.

TEXT 21

ad angie sat aS-

a safersra TTRTATE |
qadaedt ata: | RAT
sraamuetad aar UaAy NR

tam narmadayas tata uttare baler
ya rtvijas te bhrgukaccha-samjnake
pravartayanto bhrgavah kratittamam
vyacaksatarad uditam yatha ravim

tam—Him (Vamanadeva); narmadaéyah—of the River Narmada;
tate—on the bank; uttare—northern; baleh—of Maharaja Bali; ye—
who; rtvijah—the priests engaged in ritualistic ceremonies; te—all of
them; bhrgukaccha-sarnjfiake—in the field named Bhrgukaccha;
pravartayantah—performing; bhrgavah—all the descendants of Bhrgu;
kratu-uttamam—the most important sacrifice, named asvamedha;
vyacaksata—they observed; drat—nearby; uditam—risen; yatha—
like; ravim—the sun.

TRANSLATION

While engaged in performing the sacrifice in the field known as
Bhrgukaccha, on the northern bank of the Narmada River, the
brahminical priests, the descendants of Bhrgu, saw Vamanadeva to
be like the sun rising nearby.

TEXT 22
a afeastt aaa: ace
gafeagt «aad a7 |
