Glorification of Visnu's Greatness - Verse 75-76

Withdrawing all the limbs within himself (Assuming the form of a Dwarf) the son of Aditi approached the son of V irocana, Bali, the king of Daityas, who was performing a Yajna. Brhaspati too accompanied him. Assuming the form of a Brahmana on an auspicious occasion, he requested Bali : “O king, you are the lord of the three worlds. Everything is in you. It behoves you to grant me (the space covered by) three paces’*.