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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.29

पदानि त्रीणि दत्तानि भूमेर्मह्यं त्वयासुर । द्वाभ्यां क्रान्ता मही सर्वा तृतीयमुपकल्पय ॥ २९ ॥
padāni trīṇi dattāni
[padaani treeni dattaani]
bhūmer mahyaṁ tvayāsura
[bhoomer mahyam tvayaasura]
dvābhyāṁ krāntā mahī sarvā
[dvaabhyaam kraantaa mahee sarvaa]
tṛtīyam upakalpaya
[triteeyam upakalpaya]
Word-for-word
padāni — footsteps trīṇi — three dattāni — have been given bhūmeḥ — of land mahyam — unto Me tvayā — by you asura — O King of the demons dvābhyām — by two steps krāntā — have been occupied mahī — all the land sarvā — completely tṛtīyam — for the third step upakalpaya — now find the means.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
padāni trīṇi dattāni
padāni
footsteps
trīṇi
three
dattāni
have been given
bhūmer mahyaṁ tvayāsura
bhūmeḥ
of land
mahyam
unto Me
tvayā
by you
asura
O King of the demons
dvābhyāṁ krāntā mahī sarvā
dvābhyām
by two steps
krāntā
have been occupied
mahī
all the land
sarvā
completely
tṛtīyam upakalpaya
tṛtīyam
for the third step
upakalpaya
now find the means.
O King of the demons, you have promised to give Me three steps of land, but I have occupied the entire universe with two steps. Now think about where I should put My third.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King of the demons! You have promised to give me three steps of land, but I have occupied the entire universe with two steps. Now think about where I should put my third step. Mahī sarvā means here “all that you own.”
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Personal Guidance
You promised three steps; I have occupied the universe with two. Where shall I put the third? The Lord forces the question that exposes the giver's actual capacity. Real giving meets real lack.
Reflection Questions
  • What current promise of mine, fully kept, would expose 'where will I put the third step?'
  • Where am I making promises whose full execution I have not honestly imagined?
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