ਪਉੜੀ ੩

paurree 3

ਬਲਿ ਰਾਜਾ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਬੈਠਾ ਜਗਿ ਕਰਾਵੈ ।

bal raajaa ghar aapanai andar baitthaa jag karaavai |

Bali, the king, was busy in performing a yajna in his palace.

ਬਾਵਨ ਰੂਪੀ ਆਇਆ ਚਾਰਿ ਵੇਦ ਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਠ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ।

baavan roopee aaeaa chaar ved mukh paatth sunaavai |

A low stature dwarf in the form of brahmin came there reciting all the four Vedas.

ਰਾਜੇ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਦਿਆ ਮੰਗੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ।

raaje andar sadiaa mang suaamee jo tudh bhaavai |

The king after calling him in asked him to demand anything he liked.

ਅਛਲੁ ਛਲਣਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਇਆ ਸੁਕ੍ਰ ਪੁਰੋਹਿਤੁ ਕਹਿ ਸਮਝਾਵੈ ।

achhal chhalan tudh aaeaa sukr purohit keh samajhaavai |

Immediately priest Sukracharya made the king (Bali) understand that he (the beggar) is undeceivable God and He had came to delude him.

ਕਰੌ ਅਢਾਈ ਧਰਤਿ ਮੰਗਿ ਪਿਛਹੁ ਦੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਲੋਅ ਨ ਮਾਵੈ ।

karau adtaaee dharat mang pichhahu de trihu loa na maavai |

The dwarf demanded two and half steps length of earth (which was granted by the king).

ਦੁਇ ਕਰਵਾਂ ਕਰਿ ਤਿੰਨ ਲੋਅ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਜਾ ਲੈ ਮਗਰੁ ਮਿਣਾਵੈ ।

due karavaan kar tin loa bal raajaa lai magar minaavai |

Then the dwarf expanded his body so much that now the three worlds were insufficient for him.

ਬਲਿ ਛਲਿ ਆਪੁ ਛਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਵੈ ।

bal chhal aap chhalaaeian hoe deaal milai gal laavai |

Even knowing this deception Bali allowed himself to be deceived so, and seeing this Vishnu embraced him.

ਦਿਤਾ ਰਾਜੁ ਪਤਾਲ ਦਾ ਹੋਇ ਅਧੀਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਵੈ ।

ditaa raaj pataal daa hoe adheen bhagat jas gaavai |

When he covered the three worlds in two steps, for third half-step king Bali offered his own back.

ਹੋਇ ਦਰਵਾਨ ਮਹਾਂ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ।੩।

hoe daravaan mahaan sukh paavai |3|

Bali was given the kingdom of the netherworld where surrendering to God he engaged himself in the loving devotion of the Lord. Vishnu was delighted to be the doorkeeper of Bali.