अनेनैव प्रदत्ता मे मही त्रिपदलक्षणा १९.
By this very one, land measuring three steps was given to me.
अनेन मम दातव्यं तृतीयं पदमेव च १९.
By him, the third step is yet to be given to me.
श्रुत्वा भगवतो वाक्यमुवाच परमं वचः १९.
Hearing the Lord’s words, she spoke these supreme words.
क्रांतं त्रिभुवनं चाद्य त्वया विक्रमरूपिणा १९.
Today, O you of mighty stride, you have traversed the three worlds.
किंचिन्न दत्ता हि विभो देवदेव जगत्पते १९.
Yet, O Lord of lords, master of the universe, nothing has truly been given.
पदानि त्रीणि मे चाद्य दातव्यानि कुतोऽधुना तदोवाच च सा साध्वी ह्युरुक्रममवस्थिता॥ १९.
Today, three steps must be given by me—how now can this be? Then that virtuous lady, steadfast before the great-striding one, spoke.
त्वया कुतो वेयमुरुक्रमेण क्रांता त्रिलोकी भुवनैकनाथ १९.
How, by you, O sole lord of the worlds, has this threefold universe been traversed with your great stride?
तस्माद्विहाय तद्विष्णो त्वमेवं कुरु संप्रति ददाति मे पतिस्तेद्य नात्र कार्या विचारणा॥ १९.
Therefore, leaving that aside, O Viṣṇu, do this now: let my husband give you the gift today—there is no need for further deliberation.
निधेहि मे पदं त्वं हि शीर्ष्णि देववर प्रभो १९.
Place your foot, O best of gods, O Lord, upon my husband’s head.
तृतीयं च जगन्नाथ कुरु शीर्ष्णि पतेर्मम १९.
And, O Lord of the universe, let the third step be made upon my husband’s head.
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा परितुष्टो जनार्दनः १९.
Hearing her words, Janārdana was well pleased.
सुतलंगच्छ दैत्येन्द्र मा विलंबितुमर्हसि १९.
Go to Sutala, O king of the Daityas; you should not delay.
परितुष्टोऽस्म्यहं तात किं कार्यं करवाणि ते १९.
I am pleased with you, dear one; what shall I do for you?
वरं वरय भद्रं ते सर्वान्कामान्ददामि ते १९.
Choose a boon, good fortune to you; I will grant you all desires.
विमुक्तो हि परिष्वक्तो देवदेवेन चक्रिणा १९.
Freed and embraced by the Lord of gods, the wielder of the discus—
त्वया कृतमिदं सर्वं जगदेतच्चराचरम् १९.
By you, all this world, both moving and unmoving, has been accomplished.
भक्तिरस्तु पदांभोजे तव देव जनार्दन १९.
May devotion to your lotus feet arise, O God Janardana.
एवमभ्यर्थितस्तेन भगवान्भूतभावनः १९.
Thus entreated by him, the blessed Lord, creator of beings, spoke.
बले त्वं सुतलं याहि ज्ञातिसंबंधिभिर्वृतः १९.
Bali, go to Sutala, surrounded by your kinsmen and relatives.
सुतले किं नु मे कार्यं देवदेव वदस्व मे १९.
O Lord of gods, tell me what I must do in Sutala.
तदोवाच हृषीकेशो बलिं तं कृपयाऽन्विततः १९.
Then Hṛṣīkeśa, filled with compassion, spoke to Bali.
द्वारि स्थितस्तव विभो निवासामि नित्यं मा खिद्यतामसुरवर्य बले श्रृणुष्व १९.
O mighty one, I will dwell always at your door; do not be distressed, best of Asuras, Bali, listen.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य विष्मोरतुलतेजसः १९.
Hearing that statement of Viṣṇu, of incomparable splendor,
तदा पुत्रशतेनैव बाणमुख्येन सत्वरम् १९.
Then, with a hundred sons and Bāṇa at their head, swiftly—
त्रैलोक्ये याचका ये च सर्वे यांति बलिं प्रति १९.
All the petitioners in the three worlds go to Bali,
भुक्तिकामाश्च ये केचिन्मुक्तिकामास्तथा परे १९.
Those who desire enjoyment, and others who seek liberation as well,
एवंविधो बलिर्जातः प्रसादाच्छंकरस्य च १९.
Thus Bali became such, by the grace of Śaṅkara.
अशुचिं भूमिमासाद्य गंधपुष्पादिकं महत् १९.
Even if one attains impure ground, with great quantities of fragrance and flowers,
किं पुनः परया भक्त्या चार्चयंति महेश्वरम् १९.
How much more so those who worship Maheśvara with supreme devotion?
शिवात्परतरो नास्ति पूजनीयो हि भो द्विजाः १९.
There is none greater than Śiva, truly he alone is to be worshipped, O twice-born ones.