RAAMA SLAYS THE MONSTERS

"Vaamana answered that wealth was of no use to him, and all he begged for was three paces of ground, as paced by him.

"The monarch smiled as he looked at the diminutive brahmachaari's legs and said, 'So be it; pace and take it.'

"The little Bachelor suddenly grew in size into Trivikrama and with one step measured the earth and with another the entire heavens. And there being no room left for the third step that had been granted, he set his foot on Mahaabali's devoted head. In the eyes of God, the head of a bhakta is as wide as the earth or the heavens. And Mahaabali, whose head was blessed by the touch of Naaraayana's foot, became one of the seven immortals of the world."

After narrating the story of Mahaabali, Viswaamitra added: "This is where at first Naaraayana and later Kashyapa performed tapas, resulting in the incarnation of God as Vaamana. In this holy place I live. And here the Raakshasas come and obstruct our worship and our austerities. Your coming here is to end this evil."

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