श्रीबलिरुवाच स्वागतं ते नमस्तुभ्यं ब्रह्मन्किं करवाम ते । ब्रह्मर्षीणां तप: साक्षान्मन्ये त्वार्य वपुर्धरम् ॥ २९ ॥
sri-balir uvaca svagatam te namas tubhyam brahman kim karavama te brahmarsinam tapah saksan manye tvarya vapur-dharam
- sri-balih uvaca
- Bali Maharaja said
- su-agatam
- all welcome
- te
- unto You
- namah tubhyam
- I offer my respectful obeisances unto You
- brahman
- O brahmana
- kim
- what
- karavama
- can we do
- te
- for You
- brahma-rsinam
- of the great brahmana sages
- tapah
- austerity
- saksat
- directly
- manye
- I think
- tva
- You
- arya
- O noble one
- vapuh-dharam
- personified.
Bali Maharaja then said to Lord Vamanadeva: O brahmana, I offer You my hearty welcome and my respectful obeisances. Please let us know what we may do for You. We think of You as the personified austerity of the great brahmana-sages.