2693. “‘When he took the form of a dwarf
and went to the king Mahābali,
asking for three feet of land,
that king assented, pouring water on the dwarf’s hands.
Then, tricking him, the god took a tall form
and measured the world and the sky with his two feet. 21
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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.)