SB 1.3.19

पञ्चदशं वामनकं कृत्वागादध्वरं बले: । पदत्रयं याचमान: प्रत्यादित्सुस्त्रिविष्टपम् ॥१९॥

pañcadaśaṁ vāmanakaṁ
kṛtvāgād adhvaraṁ baleḥ
pada-trayaṁ yācamānaḥ
pratyāditsus tri-piṣṭapam

1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LSB(1)

pañcadaśam - the fifteenth in the line; vāmanakam - the dwarf brāhmaṇa; kṛtvā - by assumption of; agāt - went; adhvaram - arena of sacrifice; baleḥ - of King Bali; pada-trayam - three steps only; yācamānaḥ - begging; pratyāditsuḥ - willing at heart to return; tri-piṣṭapam - the kingdom of the three planetary systems.

Text

In the fifteenth incarnation, the Lord assumed the form of a dwarf brāhmaṇa [Vāmana] and visited the arena of sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Bali. Although at heart He was willing to regain the kingdom of the three planetary systems, He simply asked for a donation of three steps of land.

Purport

The almighty God can bestow upon anyone the kingdom of the universe from a very small beginning, and similarly He can take away the kingdom of the universe on the plea of begging a small piece of land.

Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 1: Creation

Chapter 3: Krishna Is the Source of All Incarnations. Text 19

1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LSB(1)

In the fifteenth incarnation, the Lord assumed the form of a dwarf brāhmaṇa [Vāmana] and visited the arena of sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Bali. Although at heart He was willing to regain the kingdom of the three planetary systems, He simply asked for a donation of three steps of land.