श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
पुरा बलिं वञ्चयित्वा विष्णुर्मायाविनां वरः ।
भुवं दिवं च विममे स्वपदैव त्रिविक्रमः ॥
The Sadguru said:
In ancient times, Vishnu, the best of illusionists, tricked Bali and, as Trivikrama, measured the earth and the heavens with His very steps.
śrīsadgururuvāca
purā baliṃ vañcayitvā viṣṇurmāyāvināṃ varaḥ |
bhuvaṃ divaṃ ca vimame svapadaiva trivikramaḥ
पुरा · purā — in ancient times
बलिम् · baliṃ — Bali (the demon king)
वञ्चयित्वा · vañcayitvā — having tricked
विष्णुः · viṣṇuḥ — Lord Vishnu
मायाविनाम् · māyāvinām — of those who wield illusion
वरः · varaḥ — the best
भुवम् · bhuvaṃ — the earth
दिवम् · divaṃ — the heavens
विममे · vimame — measured
स्वपदैव · svapadaiva — by His own steps
त्रिविक्रमः · trivikramaḥ — as Trivikrama
पुरा मायाविनां वरः विष्णुः बलिं वञ्चयित्वा त्रिविक्रमः सन् स्वपदैव भुवम् दिवं च विममे।
in ancient times · Bali (the demon king) · having tricked · Lord Vishnu · of those who wield illusion · the best · the earth · the heavens · measured · by His own steps · as Trivikrama
This verse introduces the foundational myth of the chapter, establishing the Trivikrama avatar as the source of the divine presence in this sacred site.