Shloka 15
प्राप्प वामनरूपेण प्रच्छन्न॑ ब्रह्म॒रूपिणा । बलेयथा हूतं राज्यं विक्रमैस्तच्च ते श्रुतम्
prāpya vāmanarūpeṇa pracchannaṁ brahmarūpiṇā | baler yathā hṛtaṁ rājyaṁ vikramais tac ca te śrutam ||
وَامَن کے روپ میں، برہمن کے بھیس میں اپنی الوہیت کو چھپا کر، اُس نے اپنے ناپے ہوئے قدموں (تین پگ) کے وِکرم سے بَلی کی سلطنت جس طرح چھین لی—یہ بھی تم نے سنا ہے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the Vāmana–Bali episode as a moral exemplar: worldly sovereignty is not absolute, and when pride or unrighteousness swells, a higher dharmic order can curtail it—sometimes through seemingly small or humble means.
Vaiśampāyana alludes to the well-known account in which Vāmana, disguised as a dwarf brāhmaṇa, approaches King Bali and, through His cosmic strides, deprives Bali of his kingdom—reminding the listener that this story is already familiar by tradition.