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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.28

श्रीशुक उवाच इत्युक्त: स हसन्नाह वाञ्छात: प्रतिगृह्यताम् । वामनाय महीं दातुं जग्राह जलभाजनम् ॥ २८ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ity uktaḥ sa hasann āha
[ity uktah sa hasann aaha]
vāñchātaḥ pratigṛhyatām
[vaanchaatah pratigrihyataam]
vāmanāya mahīṁ dātuṁ
[vaamanaaya maheem daatum]
jagrāha jala-bhājanam
[jagraaha jala-bhaajanam]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said iti uktaḥ — thus being addressed saḥ — he (Bali Mahārāja) hasan — smiling āha — said vāñchātaḥ — as You have desired pratigṛhyatām — now take from me vāmanāya — unto Lord Vāmana mahīm — land dātum — to give jagrāha — took jala-bhājanam — the waterpot.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ity uktaḥ sa hasann āha
iti uktaḥ
thus being addressed
saḥ
he (Bali Mahārāja)
hasan
smiling
āha
said
vāñchātaḥ pratigṛhyatām
vāñchātaḥ
as You have desired
pratigṛhyatām
now take from me
vāmanāya mahīṁ dātuṁ
vāmanāya
unto Lord Vāmana
mahīm
land
dātum
to give
jagrāha jala-bhājanam
jagrāha
took
jala-bhājanam
the waterpot.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When the Supreme Personality of Godhead had thus spoken to Bali Mahārāja, Bali smiled and told Him, “All right. Take whatever You like.” To confirm his promise to give Vāmanadeva the desired land, he then took up his waterpot.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the Lord had thus spoken to Bali Mahārāja, Bali smiled and said, "All right. Take whatever you like." To confirm his promise to give Vāmanadeva the desired land, he then took up his water pot.
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Personal Guidance
Bali smiled and said 'Take whatever You like,' picking up his waterpot to confirm. The water-pour seals the gift. Real giving is ritually committed, not just verbally announced.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I announce gifts without ritually committing them — and so quietly back out?
  • What 'waterpot' would I need to pour over my next promise to actually seal it?
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