Shloka 11
Vamana's Three Steps — Binding of Bali
प्रयो विधाताल्पधियां नराणां बहिष्कृतानां च महानुभाग्यैः धनादिकं भूरि न वै ददाति यथेह विष्णोर्न बहुप्रयासः
prayo vidhātālpadhiyāṃ narāṇāṃ bahiṣkṛtānāṃ ca mahānubhāgyaiḥ dhanādikaṃ bhūri na vai dadāti yatheha viṣṇorna bahuprayāsaḥ
ସାଧାରଣତଃ ବିଧାତା (ଭାଗ୍ୟ) ଅଳ୍ପବୁଦ୍ଧି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟରୁ ବହିଷ୍କୃତମାନଙ୍କୁ ଧନାଦି ବହୁତ ଦିଅନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ; ମହାଭାଗ୍ୟବାନଙ୍କୁ ହିଁ ମହାସମୃଦ୍ଧି ମିଳେ—ଯେପରି ଏଠାରେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କୁ ବହୁ ପ୍ରୟାସ ଦରକାର ନାହିଁ।
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FAQs
In Purāṇic idiom, vidhātā can denote providence shaped by karma (merit and demerit) and also the cosmic ordering principle. The verse uses it to explain differential outcomes—who receives ‘bhūri dhana’—as a function of ordained fortune.
It underscores divine sovereignty: the Lord accomplishes cosmic ends without strain. In the Vāmana episode, a simple request (three steps) suffices to reclaim the worlds—an effortless divine strategy.
It warns that apparent human calculations (wealth, power, ritual success) are subordinate to providence and the Lord’s will; thus Bali should recognize the extraordinary nature of the petitioner and the inevitability of the outcome.