Infinite world

And beholding that dwarf-bodied Being, Vali was well-pleased and said unto him, 'I am glad to see thee, O Brahmana!
Say what is it that thou wantest from me!' Thus addressed by Vali, the dwarf-god replied with a smile,
saying, 'So be it! Do thou, lord of the Danavas, give me three paces of ground!'

And Vali contented to give what that Brahmana of infinite power had asked. And while measuring with his paces the space he
sought. Hari assumed a wonderful and extraordinary form. And with only three paces he instantly
covered this illimitable world. And then that everlasting God, Vishnu, gave it away unto Indra. This
history which has just been related to thee, is celebrated as the 'Incarnation of the Dwarf', And from him,
all the gods had their being, and after him the world is said to be Vaishnava, or pervaded by Vishnu.

Vana Parva: Draupadi-harana Parva: Section 270