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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 15]
demigods followed his orders, and Bali Mahārāja, along with his associates, gained the entire kingdom of Indra. The descendants of Bhṛgu Muni, being very affectionate to their disciple Bali Mahārāja, engaged him in performing one hundred  aśvamedha-yajñas . In this way, Bali enjoyed the opulences of the heavenly planets.
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श्रीराजोवाच
बलेः पदत्रयं भूमेः कस्माद्धरित्याचत ।
भूत्वेश्वरः कृपणवल्लभ्यायोऽपि बबन्ध तम् ॥ १ ॥
एतद् वेदितुमिच्छामो महत् कौतूहलं हि नः ।
याज्जेश्वरस्य पूर्णस्य बन्धनं चाप्यनागसः ॥ २ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
baleḥ pada-trayaṁ bhūmeḥ
kasmād dharir ayācata
bhūteśvaraḥ kṛpaṇa-val
labdhārtho 'pi babandha tam
etad veditum icchāmo
mahat kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ
yācñēśvarasya pūṃasya
bandhanaṁ cāpy anāgasaḥ
śrī-rājā uvāca—the King said; baleḥ—of Bali Mahārāja; pada-trayaṁ—three steps; bhūmeḥ—of land; kasmāt—why; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead (in the form of Vāmana); ayācata—begged; bhūtva-īśvaraḥ—the proprietor of all the universe; kṛpaṇa-vat—like a poor man; labdha-arthaḥ—He got the gift; api—although; babandha—arrested; tam—him (Bali); etat—all this; veditum—to understand; icchāmaḥ—we desire; mahat—very great; kautūhalaṁ—eagerness; hi—indeed; naḥ—our; yācñā—begging; īśvarasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pūṃasya—who is full in everything;