2000. O friend, see!
He went to the sacrifice of Mahābali,
the king adorned with cool garlands,
and begged for three feet of land,
making those who saw him feel pity.
Yet even though he begged for those three feet of land,
he is the highest lord of the seven worlds. Sāzhale!
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(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)