- Oh ! bestower of boons, Oh ! great practitioner of austerities Be pleased to grant a boon. Oh ! god, oh ! sinless one, please attain the sonship of Lady Aditi and myself,..... - [1-29-16]
- Oh ! Destroyer of asuras, it will be apt of you to render help to gods who are agonised in the anguish ( owing to the predominance of Emperor Bali ), by becoming the younger brother of Indra. [1-29-17]
" Oh ! god of gods, as the works of my austerities are accomplished here, by your grace this hermitage will be renowned by the name Siddhaashram ( Hermitage of Accomplishment ). Hence oh god, arise from here to become my son.' ( So said sage Kaashyapa to Vishnu ). [1-29-18]
Then great resplendent Vishnu, adopted a semblance of a dwarf ( Vamandev) emerged from Aditi, and that dwarfish ascetic boy approached Emperor Bali, the son of Virochana." ( Thus Vishvamitra continued narration ). [1-29-19]
That dwarf ascetic boy Vaamana begged and received a space that can be covered in three strides, but strode all the three worlds in those three steps for the purpose of saving worlds, as he was interested in the welfare of all the worlds.