SB 8.21.29
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.