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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 28: Story of Siddhāśrama: Vāmana’s three strides. Viśvāmitra recounts Vāmana’s three strides and the restoration of Indra’s realm, then begins his observance with the brothers as guards

In the sequence: born to Aditi, Viṣṇu became Vāmana, asked Bali for three paces of land, and received them → he strode across the worlds, subdued Bali, and restored the three worlds to Indra. Viśvāmitra explains that devotion to Vāmana led him to live in this hermitage, where the rākṣasas now obstruct his rites

1.28.10

trīn kramān atha bhikṣitvā pratigṛhya ca mānataḥ
ākramya lokāṃl lokātmā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

Then, having begged for three paces and duly received them, the Soul of the worlds, devoted to the good of all beings, strode across the worlds;

Words: trīn — three; kramān — paces, strides; atha — then; bhikṣitvā — having begged for; pratigṛhya — having received; ca — and; mānataḥ — with due honour, duly; ākramya — having strode over, stepped across; lokāṃl — the worlds; lokātmā — the Soul of the worlds; sarvabhūtahite — in the welfare of all beings; rataḥ — devoted, delighting

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.