Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 19: Lord Vamanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Maharaja. Text 28

श्रीशुक उवाच
इत्युक्तः स हसन्नाह वाञ्छातः प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।
वामनाय महीं दातुं जग्राह जलभाजनम् ॥२८॥

Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
ity uktaḥ sa hasann Äha
vÄñchÄtaḥ pratigá¹›hyatÄm
vÄmanÄya mahÄ«á¹ dÄtuá¹
jagrÄha jala-bhÄjanam

 Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; iti uktaḥ - thus being addressed; saḥ - he (Bali MahÄrÄja); hasan - smiling; Äha - said; vÄñchÄtaḥ - as You have desired; pratigá¹›hyatÄm - now take from me; vÄmanÄya - unto Lord VÄmana; mahÄ«m - land; dÄtum - to give; jagrÄha - took; jala-bhÄjanam - the waterpot.


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Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued: When the Supreme Personality of Godhead had thus spoken to Bali MahÄrÄja, Bali smiled and told Him, “All right. Take whatever You like.†To confirm his promise to give VÄmanadeva the desired land, he then took up his waterpot.

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