SB 8.21.29

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eight Canto, Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

SB 8.21.28

SB 8.21.30

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 29

padāni trīṇi dattāni
bhūmer mahyaṁ tvayāsura
dvābhyāṁ krāntā mahī sarvā
tṛtīyam upakalpaya

SYNONYMS

padāni—footsteps; trīṇi—three; dattāni—have been given; bhūmeḥ—of land; mahyam—unto Me; tvayā—by you; asura—O King of the demons; dvābhyām—by two steps; krāntā—have been occupied; mahī—all the land; sarvā—completely; tṛtīyam—for the third step; upakalpaya—now find the means.

TRANSLATION

O King of the demons, you have promised to give Me three steps of land, but I have occupied the entire universe with two steps. Now think about where I should put My third.