Narayaneeyam

[soundararajan50]

Dasakam: 031 -- Shlokam: 04


पादत्रय्या यदि न मुदितो विष्टपैर्नापि तुष्ये-
दित्युक्तेऽस्मिन् वरद भवते दातुकामेऽथ तोयम् ।
दैत्याचार्यस्तव खलु परीक्षार्थिन: प्रेरणात्तं
मा मा देयं हरिरयमिति व्यक्तमेवाबभाषे ॥४॥

paadatrayyaa yadi na muditO viShTapairnaapi tuShyedityukte(
a)smin varada bhavate daatukaame(a)tha tOyam |
daityaachaaryastava khalu pariikshaarthinaH preraNaattaM
maa maa deyaM harirayamiti vyaktamevaababhaaShe|| 4

Oh Varada ! When Thou told him that he who is not satisfied with three steps of land will not be satisfied even by the three worlds, Bali was about to pour the pre-gift oblation water to Thee. To test Bali's integrity, and so by Thy prompting the Guru of Asuras, Shukraachaarya, told him clearly to refrain from giving the gift.