Chapter 13
दत्त्वेमां याचमानाय विष्णवे य: पदत्रयम् । राद्धमिन्द्रपदं हित्वा तत: सिद्धिमवाप्स्यति ॥ १३ ॥
Transliteration
dattvemāṁ yācamānāya viṣṇave yaḥ pada-trayam rāddham indra-padaṁ hitvā tataḥ siddhim avāpsyati
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
dattvā — giving in charity; imām — this entire universe; yācamānāya — who was begging from him; viṣṇave — unto Lord Viṣṇu; yaḥ — Bali Mahārāja; pada-trayam — three paces of land; rāddham — achieved; indra-padam — the post of Indra; hitvā — giving up; tataḥ — thereafter; siddhim — perfection; avāpsyati — will achieve.
Translation
“Bali Mahārāja gave a gift of three paces of land to Lord Viṣṇu, and because of this charity he lost all the three worlds. Later, however, when Lord Viṣṇu is pleased because of Bali’s giving everything to Him, Bali Mahārāja will achieve the perfection of life.”