Verse 56: 2768. “Taking the form of a dwarf whom no one could recognize (58)
Verse 57: 2769. he went as a bachelor to the golden sacrifice of king Mahābali.
He cheated the heroic king, melted his heart by pretending to be a sage.
He asked the king,
‘O king, I want three feet of land
and I will measure the distance with my feet. ’ (59)
Verse 58: 2770. Before the dwarf could finish speaking,
the king said, ‘I have already given that. ’
At those words,
the god grew tall and his crown, shining like lightning,
touched the sky and his ankleted feet crossed over all the seven worlds. (60)
Verse 59: 2771. All the gods and the Asurans saw him and trembled
as his feet went upwards and took over the wide world and the sky.
He cheated Mahābali with his feet and made all the world his own. ” (61)