Shloka 21
पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control
देवानां मानुषाणां च सर्वभूतसुखावह: । त्रिभिविक्रमणैर्देव त्रयो लोकास्त्वया हृता:,देव! आप देवताओं, मनुष्यों तथा सम्पूर्ण भूतोंको सुख पहुँचानेवाले हैं। आपने तीन पगोंद्वारा ही (बलिके हाथसे) तीनों लोक (दानद्वारा) हरण कर लिये थे
devānāṁ mānuṣāṇāṁ ca sarvabhūtasukhāvahaḥ | tribhir vikramaṇair deva trayo lokās tvayā hṛtāḥ ||
Uttanka berkata: “Wahai Dewa, engkau pembawa kebahagiaan bagi para dewa, manusia, dan segenap makhluk. Dengan hanya tiga langkah—berlandaskan dana (pemberian) Bali—engkau pernah mengambil alih tiga dunia.”
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the deity as universally benevolent and recalls the Trivikrama episode to show that divine power, when aligned with dharma, restores cosmic balance—sometimes through subtle means like accepting a gift and transforming it into rightful sovereignty.
Uttanka addresses a god (understood as Viṣṇu) and extols him, citing the famous act of taking the three worlds in three strides (the Vāmana/Trivikrama deed involving Bali) as evidence of his supremacy and his role as a benefactor of all beings.