Text 7]
Bali Mahārāja Surrenders the Universe
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renunciation;  nimittam —the purpose;  kim —what is;  vipraḥ —the  brāhmaṇa  who is confidentially Lord Viṣṇu;  tuṣyet —must be pleased;  na —is not;  tena —by such (riches);  cet —if there is a possibility.
TRANSLATION
My lord, you can also see that all the material opulences of this world are certainly separated from their possessor at death. Therefore, if the  brāhmaṇa  Vāmanadeva is not satisfied by whatever gifts one has given, why not please Him with the riches one is destined to lose at death?
PURPORT
The word  vipra  means  brāhmaṇa , and at the same time “confidential.” Bali Mahārāja had confidentially decided to give the gift to Lord Vāmanadeva without discussion, but because such a decision would hurt the hearts of the  asuras  and his spiritual master, Śukrācārya, he spoke equivocally. Bali Mahārāja, as a pure devotee, had already decided to give all the land to Lord Viṣṇu.
TEXT 7
श्रेयः कुर्वन्ति भूतानां साधवो दुस्त्यजासुभिः ।
दध्यङ्शिविप्रभृतयः को विकल्पो धरादिषु ॥ ७ ॥
śreyaḥ kurvanti bhūtānāṁ sādhavo dustyajāsubhiḥ dadhyaṅ-śibi-prabhṛtayaḥ ko vikalpo dharādiṣu
śreyaḥ—activities of the utmost importance;  kurvanti —execute;  bhūtānāṁ —of the general mass of people;  sādhavaḥ —the saintly persons;  dustyaja —which are extremely hard to give up;  asubhiḥ —by their lives;  dadhyaṅ —Mahārāja Dadhici;  śibi —Mahārāja Śibi;  prabhṛtayaḥ —and similar great personalities;  kaḥ —what;  vikalpaḥ —consideration;  dharā-ādiṣu —in giving the land to the  brāhmaṇa .