Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13

Sanskrit:

केतुस्त्रिविक्रमयुतस्त्रिपतत्पताकोयस्ते भयाभयकरोऽसुरदेवचम्वो: ।स्वर्गाय साधुषु खलेष्वितराय भूमन्पाद: पुनातु भगवन् भजतामघं न: ॥ १३ ॥

ITRANS:

ketus tri-vikrama-yutas tri-patat-patākoyas te bhayābhaya-karo ’sura-deva-camvoḥsvargāya sādhuṣu khaleṣv itarāya bhūmanpadaḥ punātu bhagavan bhajatām aghaṁ naḥ

Translation:

O omnipotent Lord, in Your incarnation as Trivikrama, You raised Your leg like a flagpole to break the shell of the universe, allowing the holy Ganges to flow down, like a banner of victory, in three branches throughout the three planetary systems. By three mighty steps of Your lotus feet, Your Lordship captured Bali Mahārāja, along with his universal kingdom. Your lotus feet inspire fear in the demons by driving them down to hell and fearlessness among Your devotees by elevating them to the perfection of heavenly life. We are sincerely trying to worship You, our Lord; therefore may Your lotus feet kindly free us from all of our sinful reactions.

Purport:

In order to reclaim for the demigods the universal kingdom seized by Bali Mahārāja, Lord Kṛṣṇa, as described in the Eighth Canto of this great work, appeared as the beautiful dwarf-brāhmaṇa Vāmana, who extended His foot upward to the outer limits of the universe. When the Lord’s leg breached a hole in the universal shell, the holy Ganges water came flowing into the universe. This scene appeared like an upraised flagpole with a wonderfully flowing victory banner. As stated in the śruti-mantras, caraṇaṁ pavitraṁ vitataṁ purāṇaṁ yena pūtas tarati duṣkṛtāni: “The lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead are most pure, all-pervading and the oldest of all. One who is purified by them crosses over all previous sinful activities.” Throughout the universe the process of worshiping the lotus feet of the Lord is most famous.