Vamana Purana — Kali's Complaint to Brahma (Part 2), Shloka 47

Kali’s Complaint to Brahma and the Arrival of Śrī (Jayaśrī) in Bali’s Reign

Devanagari script

विजितं विक्रमाद् येन त्रैलोक्यं वै परैर्हृतम् इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं दानवैन्द्रं तदा बलिम्

Transliteration

vijitaṃ vikramād yena trailokyaṃ vai parairhṛtam ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ dānavaindraṃ tadā balim

Translation

“‘By whose valor the three worlds—though seized by others—were conquered’: having spoken these words, (he addressed) then Bali, the lord of the Dānavas.”

Speakers

• Narrator framing Vāmana’s speech to Bali (or Vāmana continuing his address)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Vāmana)

Key Themes

• Contest for the three worlds
• Valor and sovereignty
• Foreshadowing Trivikrama’s world-measuring act
• Asura kingship and its limits

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the significance of ‘trailokya’ in the Vāmana–Bali story?

‘Trailokya’ signals universal sovereignty. The Bali episode is not merely a personal test of charity; it is a cosmic reordering where Viṣṇu reclaims the three worlds through Vāmana’s request and Trivikrama’s strides.

Who are the ‘paraiḥ’ (“others”) that had seized the worlds?

In the standard Purāṇic frame, the ‘others’ are rival powers—typically the Devas displaced by Daityas/Asuras. The line compresses that conflict into a single epithet praising the conqueror’s prowess.

Does this verse add any sacred-geography metadata?

No. Despite the Vāmana Purāṇa’s strong geographical orientation elsewhere, this śloka contains no explicit toponyms (rivers, tīrthas, forests, mountains) and functions within the mythic sovereignty narrative.