66 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 19

tasmat—from such a person; tvattah—from Your Majesty; mahim—
land; isat—very little vrne—am asking for; aham—I; varada-
rsabhat—from the personality who can give charity munificently;
padani—footsteps; trini—three; daitya-indra—O King of the Daityas;
sammitdni—to the measurement of; padé—by a foot; mama—My.

TRANSLATION

O King of the Daityas, from Your Majesty, who come from such
a noble family and who are able to give charity munificently, I ask
only three paces of land, to the measurement of My steps.

PURPORT

Lord Vamanadeva wanted three paces of land according to the
measurement of His footsteps. He did not want more than necessary. But
although He pretended to be an ordinary human child, He actually
wanted the land comprising the upper, middle and lower planetary
systems. This was just to show the prowess of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead.

TEXT 17

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nanyat te kamaye rajan
vadanydj jagad-isvarat

nainah prapnoti vai vidvan
yavad-artha-pratigrahah

na—not; anyat—anything else; te—from you; kamaye—I beg;
rajan—O King; vadanyat—who are so munificent; jagat-isvarat—who
are the king of the entire universe; na—not; enah—distress; prap-
noti—gets; vai—indeed; vidvan—one who is learned; ydvat-artha—as
much as one needs; pratigrahah—taking charity from others.

TRANSLATION

O King, controller of the entire universe, although you are very
munificent and are able to give Me as much land as I want, I do not
