Bhagavatapurana 2.7.17

2.7.17

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jyāyān guṇairavarajo 'pyaditeḥ sutānāṃ $ lokān vicakrama imān yadathādhiyajñaḥ &
jyāyān guṇairavarajo 'pyaditeḥ sutānāṃ $ lokān vicakrama imān yadathādhiyajñaḥ &
kṣmāṃ vāmanena jagṛhe tripadacchalena % yācñām ṛte pathi caran prabhubhirna cālyaḥ //

17. Although He (Vishnu) was born as the youngest son of Aditi, He (the Lord of sacrifices) was the eldest (foremost) by His attributes; He measured (covered) these (three) worlds with His (three) feet, and in the form of a dwarf, He took the earth (from Bali under the pretext of the "three feet of ground"); for, a king treading the path (of righteousness) ought not to be overthrown except by means of (such) a request (as this).