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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 21]
whom the power of giving punishment;  barhiṣi —because of taking the vow of a ritualistic ceremony.
TRANSLATION
“Our lord, Bali Mahārāja, because of his position in performing the yajña, has given up the power to punish. Taking advantage of this, our eternal enemy, Viṣṇu, dressed in the form of a brahmacārī beggar, has taken away all his possessions.
TEXT 12
सत्यव्रतस्य सततं दीक्षितस्य विशेषतः । नानृतं भाषितुं शक्यं ब्रह्मण्यस्य दयावतः ॥१२॥
satya-vratasya satatam dīkṣitasya viśeṣataḥ nāṇṛtam bhāṣitum śakyam brahmaṇyasya dayāvataḥ
satya-vratasya —of Mahārāja Bali, who is fixed in truthfulness;  satatam —always;  dīkṣitasya —of he who was initiated into performing  yajña ;  viśeṣataḥ —specifically;  na —not;  aṇṛtam —untruth;  bhāṣitum —to speak;  śakyam —is able;  brahmaṇyasya —to the brahminical culture, or to the  brāhmaṇa ;  dayā-vataḥ —of he who is always kind.
TRANSLATION
“Our lord, Bali Mahārāja, is always fixed in truthfulness, and this is especially so at present, since he has been initiated into performing a sacrifice. He is always kind and merciful toward the brāhmaṇas, and he cannot at any time speak lies.
TEXT 13
तस्मादस्य वधो धर्मो भर्तुः शुश्रूषणं च नः । इत्यायुधानि जगद्बलेरनुचरासुराः ॥१३॥