Text 28] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Maharaja 77

TEXT 27

Aft rareta ait aq aeETATA |
fraisé Ast arTatTAT RVI!

tasmat trini padany eva
vrne tvad varadarsabhat

etavataiva siddho *harn
vittam ydvat prayojanam

tasmat —because of being satisfied by things easily obtained; trini—
three; padani—steps; eva—indeed; vrne—I ask; tvat—from your good
self; varada-rsabhat—who are a munificent benedictor; efdvata eva—
merely by such an endowment; siddhah aham—I shall feel full satisfac-
tion; vittam—achievement; ydvat—as far as; prayojanam—is needed.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, O King, from you, the best of those who give
charity, I ask only three paces of land. By such a gift I shall be very
pleased, for the way of happiness is to be fully satisfied to receive
that which is absolutely needed.

TEXT 28
aya TAF
CO: a aA AoA: AfaTAAay |
TAT HE AE AME THATAT URI
Sri-Suka uvdaca
ity uktah sa hasann aha
vaiichatah pratigrhyatam
vadmandya mahim datum

Jagraha jala-bhajanam

Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti uktah—thus being
addressed; sah—he (Bali Maharaja); hasan—smiling; dha—said;
vaiichatah—as You have desired; pratigrhyatam—now take from me;
