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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.6

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: because Bali granted petitioners whatever they requested, they asked Viṣṇu to approach in a dwarf's form

1.28.6

ye cainam abhivartante yācitāra itas tataḥ
yac ca yatra yathāvac ca sarvaṃ tebhyaḥ prayacchati

And whatever petitioners approach him from here and there — whatever, wherever, and in whatever due manner — all of it he gives to them.

Words: ye — those who; cainam — and him; abhivartante — approach, come toward; yācitāra — petitioners, suppliants; itas tataḥ — from here and there; yac — whatever; ca — and; yatra — wherever; yathāvac — in due manner, duly; ca — and; sarvaṃ — all; tebhyaḥ — to them; prayacchati — he gives, bestows

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.