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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.11

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

1.28.11

mahendrāya punaḥ prādān niyamya balim ojasā
trailokyaṃ sa mahātejāś cakre śakravaśaṃ punaḥ

having subdued Bali by his might, he gave the worlds back to great Indra; and that one of great splendour made the three worlds subject to Śakra once more.

Words: mahendrāya — to great Indra; punaḥ — again; prādān — gave, bestowed; niyamya — having restrained, subdued; balim — Bali; ojasā — by (his) might; trailokyaṃ — the three worlds; sa — he; mahātejāś — of great splendour; cakre — made; śakravaśaṃ — subject to Śakra (Indra); punaḥ — again

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.