3: rwjw bil

Bali, the king

bil rwjw Gir AwpxY AMdir bYTw jgu krwvY ]

bali raajaa ghari aapanai andari baitdaa jagi karaavai.

Bali, the king, was busy in performing a yajna in his palace.

bwvn rUpI AwieAw cwir vyd muiK pwT suxwvY ]

baavan roopee aaiaa chaari vayd moukhi paatd sounaavai.

A low stature dwarf in the form of brahmin came there reciting all the four Vedas.

rwjy AMdir sidAw mMg suAwmI jo quDu BwvY ]

raajay andari sadiaa mangu suaamee jo tudhu bhaavai.

The king after calling him in asked him to demand anything he liked.

AClu Clix quDu AwieAw sukR puroihqu kih smJwvY ]

achhalu chhalani tudhu aaiaa soukr purohitu kahi samajhaavai.

Immediately priest Sukracharya made the king (Bali) understand that he (the beggar) is undeceivable God and He had came to delude him.

krau AFweI Driq mMig ipChu dy iqRhu loA n mwvY ]

karau addhaaee dharati mangi pichhahu day trihu loa n maavai.

The dwarf demanded two and half steps length of earth (which was granted by the king).

duie krvW kir iqMn loA bil rwjw lY mgru imxwvY ]

dui karavaan kari tinn loa bali raajaa lai magaru minaavai.

Then the dwarf expanded his body so much that now the three worlds were insufficient for him.

bil Cil Awpu ClwieAnu hoie dieAwlu imlY gil lwvY ]

bali chhali aapu chhalaaianu hoi daiaalu milai gali laavai.

Even knowing this deception Bali allowed himself to be deceived so, and seeing this Vishnu embraced him.

idqw rwju pqwl dw hoie ADInu Bgiq jsu gwvY ]

ditaa raaju pataal daa hoi adheenu bhagati jasu gaavai.

When he covered the three worlds in two steps, for third half-step king Bali offered his own back.

hoie drvwn mhW suKu pwvY ]3]

hoi daravaan mahaan soukhu paavai ||3||

Bali was given the kingdom of the netherworld where surrendering to God he engaged himself in the loving devotion of the Lord. Vishnu was delighted to be the doorkeeper of Bali.