krishna1008: 21 Sept 2018 -Sri Vamana Dwadashi : Appearance of Sri Vamana Deva
Vamana lila in brief by Srila Prabhupada –
There is a nice story of a great devotee, Bali Maharaja. Bali Maharaja was a very powerful king, and he conquered over the heavenly planets. So the denizens of the heavenly planets, they appealed to the Supreme Lord to save them, that “We are now conquered by the demonic king, Bali Maharaja.”
So Bali Maharaja… And Krsna, Krsna took the shape of a dwarf and went to Bali Maharaja for begging as a brahmana boy. And He approached him, Bali Maharaja, “I want something from you. You are a great king. You give in charity to the brahmanas. So I want something from you.” So Bali Maharaja said, “Yes, I shall give You. What You want?”
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