Text 30] Lord Vamanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation 49

Sri-balir uvaca
svdgatam te namas tubhyam
brahman kim karavéma te
brahmarsinam tapah sdksan
manye tvadrya vapur-dharam

Sri-balih uvéca—Bali Maharaja said; su-a4gatam—all welcome; te—
unto You; namah tubhyam—lI offer my respectful obeisances unto You;
brahman—O bréhmana; kim—what; karavaéma—can we do; te—for
You; brahma-rsinam—of the great bradhmana sages; tapah—austerity;
saksat—directly; manye—I think; tvaé—You; drya—O noble one;
vapuh-dharam—personified.

TRANSLATION

Bali Maharaja then said to Lord Vamanadeva: O brahmana, I
offer You my hearty welcome and my respectful obeisances. Please
let us know what we may do for You. We think of You as the per-
sonified austerity of the great brahmana-sages.

TEXT 30

HT A: FATA Ha a: aufed Faq |
aq fae: KAT TT ATATAT TEA 113 ol

adya nah pitaras trpta
adya nah pavitarh kulam

adya svistah kratur ayam
yad bhavan dgato grhan

adya—today; nah—our; pitarah—forefathers; trptah—satisfied;
adya—today; nah—our; pdvitam—purified; kulam—the whole family;
adya—today; su-istah—properly executed; kratuh—the sacrifice;
ayam—this; yat—because; bhavan—Your Lordship; agatah—arrived;
grhan—at our residence.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, because You have kindly arrived at our home, all my
forefathers are satisfied, our family and entire dynasty have been
