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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.8

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

1.28.8

ayaṃ siddhāśramo nāma prasādāt te bhaviṣyati
siddhe karmaṇi deveśa uttiṣṭha bhagavann itaḥ

This will become known as Siddhāśrama by your grace; when the deed is accomplished, O lord of gods, arise from here, O venerable one.”

Words: ayaṃ — this; siddhāśramo — Siddhāśrama; nāma — by name; prasādāt — by the grace; te — your; bhaviṣyati — will become; siddhe — accomplished, completed; karmaṇi — in the deed, work; deveśa — O lord of gods; uttiṣṭha — arise, stand up; bhagavann — O venerable one; itaḥ — from here

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.