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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 15]
Muni, brought him back to life. Because of this, the great soul Bali Mahārāja became a disciple of Śukrācārya and began to serve him with great faith, offering everything he had.
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तं ब्राह्मणा भृगवः प्रीयमाणा
अयाजयन्विश्वजिता त्रिणाकम् ।
जिगीषमाणं विधिनाभिषिच्य
महाभिषेकेण महानुभावाः ॥ ४ ॥
tam brāhmaṇā bhṛgavaḥ prīyamāṇā ayājayan viśvajitā tri-ṇākam jigīṣamāṇam vidhinābhiṣicya mahābhiṣekeṇa mahānubhāvāḥ
tam —upon him (Bali Mahārāja);  brāhmaṇāḥ —all the  brāhmaṇas ;  bhṛgavaḥ —the descendants of Bhṛgu Muni;  prīyamāṇāḥ —being very pleased;  ayājayan —engaged him in performing a sacrifice;  viśvajitā —known as Viśvajit;  tri-ṇākam —the heavenly planets;  jigīṣamāṇam —desiring to conquer;  vidhinā —according to regulative principles;  abhiṣicya —after purifying;  mahā-abhiṣekeṇa —by bathing him in a great  abhiṣeka  ceremony;  mahā-anubhāvāḥ —the exalted  brāhmaṇas .
TRANSLATION
The  brāhmaṇa  descendants of Bhṛgu Muni were very pleased with Bali Mahārāja, who desired to conquer the kingdom of Indra. Therefore, after purifying him and properly bathing him according to regulative principles, they engaged him in performing the  yajña  known as Viśvajit.
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ततो रथः काञ्चनपट्टनद्धो हयाश्च हर्यश्चतुरङ्गवर्णाः ।