Shloka 52

Vamana's Three Steps — Vamana’s Three Steps and the Binding of Bali

Devanagari script

गते मन्वन्तरे बाण श्राद्धदेवस्य साम्प्रतम् सावर्णिके च संप्राप्ते बलिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति

Transliteration

gate manvantare bāṇa śrāddhadevasya sāmpratam sāvarṇike ca saṃprāpte balirindro bhaviṣyati

Translation

“When the present Manvantara of Śrāddhadeva has passed, O Bāṇa, and the Sāvarṇika (Manvantara) has arrived, Bali shall become Indra.”

Speakers

• Vishnu (Vamana/Trivikrama) speaking prophetically to Bāṇa (a Daitya figure
• traditionally Bali’s son)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Vamana/Trivikrama)
• Bali
• Indra (office/title)
• Śrāddhadeva (Vaivasvata Manu)
• Sāvarṇi Manu (by reference)

Key Themes

• Manvantara cycles and cosmic administration
• Reversal/rotation of divine offices (Indrahood)
• Bali’s eventual elevation
• Purāṇic time-reckoning and prophecy

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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