Chapter 19:
Lord Vâmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahârâja
(28) S'rî S'uka said: 'Thus addressed
Bali with a smile
said: 'Now take from me as
You like',
and in order to give Him the land he took his waterpot [so as to
confirm ritually with the water in his hand his promise].
Chapter 20:
Lord Vâmanadeva Covers all Worlds
(21) Then the dwarf form of the Unlimited
Lord began to expand most wondrously to the entire expanse of the
threefold of matter: over all the land, the sky, in each direction, the
planetary systems, outer space and the seas and oceans, where the birds
and the beasts, the humans, the gods and the saints lived.
Chapter 21:
Bali Mahârâja Arrested by the Lord
(6-7) With water for the
feet and for the guests, flowergarlands, all sorts of pulp to smear,
incense and lamps all fragrant, fried rice, whole grains, fruits, roots
and sprouts, they offered
their respects
exclaiming 'Jaya, jaya' to the
glory of His actions, thereby dancing, singing and playing instruments
with the vibrations of conchshells and kettledrums beaten.
Chapter 22:
Bali Mahârâja Surrenders His Life
(13) There he, the spear of Indra, saw his
grandfather, the best of all the auspicious ones, present in all his
glory:
with eyes as wide as lotuspetals, beautifully built, dressed in
saffron, with a darkskinned splendor and long arms.
(32) For the time being he may go and live in
Sutala [see 5.24: 18] the place set by Vis'vakarmâ where it
by My special vigilance has been made impossible for the inhabitants to
suffer psychically or physically any weariness, exhaustion or defeat.
Chapter 23:
The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Places
(16) According to the time and place, the recipient and the
paraphernalia there can be weaknesses with the mantras and following
the principles, but it is all made faultless by regularly with one
another repeating [in song and lecture] the glories of Your Lordship [*].
Chapter 24:
Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation
(27) You having assumed the form of a marine
animal, must be the Supreme Lord in person,
the inexhaustible Lord Nârâyana present here to show Your
mercy to all living entities.
(42) Remembering what the Lord had said
he saw a boat coming near which he,
taking the herbs and creepers with him, boarded with the learned ones
of
rule.
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