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Shloka 11

Vamana's Three StepsVamana’s Three Steps and the 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

โดยทั่วไปแล้ว ผู้กำหนดชะตา (พรหมลิขิต) มิได้ประทานทรัพย์สมบัติและสิ่งอื่นใดอย่างอุดมแก่ผู้มีปัญญาน้อย หรือแก่ผู้ที่ถูกตัดขาดจากความเป็นสิริมงคล; ความรุ่งเรืองใหญ่ย่อมบังเกิดแก่ผู้มีมหาโชค—ดังเช่นกรณีนี้ พระวิษณุมิจำต้องใช้ความพยายามมากนัก।

(Contextual) Śukra counseling Baliinterpreting the event through fate/fortune and Viṣṇu’s effortless supremacy.
Vishnu
Daiva (fate) and human capacityFortune as a function of meritDivine effortless power (aiśvarya)Warning against underestimating the divine

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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.