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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 13]
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.3) it is stated,  manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye : out of many millions of people, one may attempt to achieve success in life. This success is explained here.  Rāddham indra-padaṁ hitvā tataḥ siddhim avāpsyati. Siddhi  consists of achieving the favor of Lord Viṣṇu, not the  yoga-siddhis . The  yoga-siddhis — aṇimā, laghimā, mahimā, prāpti, prākāmya, īśitva, vaśitva  and  kāmā-vasāyitā —are temporary. The ultimate  siddhi  is to achieve the favor of Lord Viṣṇu.
TEXT 14
योऽसौ भगवता बद्धः प्रीतेन सुतले पुनः । निवेशितोऽधिके स्वर्गादधुनास्ते स्वराडिव॥१४॥
yo 'sau bhagavatā baddhaḥ prītena sutale punaḥ niveśito 'dhike svargād adhunāste sva-rāḍ iva
yaḥ —Bali Mahārāja;  asau —he;  bhagavatā —by the Personality of Godhead;  baddhaḥ —bound;  prītena —because of favor;  sutale —in the kingdom of Sutala;  punaḥ —again;  niveśitaḥ —situated;  adhike —more opulent;  svargāt —than the heavenly planets;  adhunā —at the present moment;  āste —is situated;  sva-rāṭ iva —equal to the position of Indra.
TRANSLATION
With great affection, the Personality of Godhead bound Bali and then installed him in the kingdom of Sutala, which is more opulent than the heavenly planets. Mahārāja Bali now resides on that planet and is more comfortably situated than Indra.
TEXTS 15–16
गालवो दीप्तिमान्रामो द्रोणपुत्रः कृपस्तथा । ऋष्यमृद्गुः पितासाकं भगवान्बादरायणः ॥१५॥