Text 20] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Maharaja 69

mam—me; vacobhih—by sweet words; samdaraddhya—after sufh-
ciently pleasing; lokaném—of all the planets in this universe; ekam—
the one and only; isvaram—master, controller; pada-trayam—three
feet; urnite—is asking for; yah—He who; abuddhiman—not very intel-
ligent; dvipa-dasusam—because I can give You an entire island.

TRANSLATION

I am able to give You an entire island because | am the proprie-
tor of the three divisions of the universe. You have come to take
something from me and have pleased me by Your sweet words, but
You are asking only three paces of land. Therefore You are not
very intelligent.

PURPORT

According to Vedic understanding, the entire universe is regarded as
an ocean of space. In that ocean there are innumerable planets, and each
planet is called a dvipa, or island. When approached by Lord
Vamanadeva, Bali Maharaja was actually in possession of all the dvipas,
or islands in space. Bali Maharaja was very pleased to see the features of
Vamanadeva and was ready to give Him as much land as He could ask,
but because Lord Vamanadeva asked only three paces of land, Bali
Maharaja considered Him not very intelligent.

TEXT 20
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ATA AIaAST ya TPaqueter |
Tare ahaa BH St HT TAS F RII
na puman mam upavrajya
bhiiyo yacitum arhati
tasmdd vrttikarim bhimim
vato kamar praticcha me

na—not; puman—any person; mdém—unto me; upavrajya—after
approaching; bhityah—again; ydcitum—to beg; arhati—deserves;
tasmat—therefore; _vurtti-karim—suitable to maintain Yourself;
