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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 21]
nirviviśuh —entered;  rājan —O King;  viṣṇu-pārṣada —by the associates of Lord Viṣṇu;  tāditāh —driven.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King, in accordance with the order of their master, Bali Mahārāja, all the chiefs of the demons and the Daityas entered the lower regions of the universe, to which they were driven by the soldiers of Viṣṇu.
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अथ तार्यसुतो ज्ञात्वा विराट् प्रभुचिकीर्षितम् ।
बबन्ध वारुणैः पाशैर्बलिं सूत्येऽहनि क्रतौ ॥२६॥
atha tārkṣya-suto jñātvā virāṭ prabhu-cikīrṣitam babandha vāruṇaiḥ pāśair balim sūtye 'hani kratau
atha —thereafter;  tārkṣya-sutaḥ —Garuḍa;  jñātvā —knowing;  virāṭ —the king of birds;  prabhu-cikīrṣitam —the desire of Lord Viṣṇu as Vāmanadeva;  babandha —arrested;  vāruṇaiḥ —belonging to Varuṇa;  pāśaiḥ —by the ropes;  balim —Bali;  sūtye —when  soma-rasa  is taken;  ahani —on the day;  kratau —at the time of sacrifice.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, on the day of  soma-pāna , after the sacrifice was finished, Garuḍa, king of the birds, understanding the desire of his master, arrested Bali Mahārāja with the ropes of Varuṇa.
PURPORT
Garuḍa, the constant companion of the Supreme Personality of God-head, knows the confidential part of the Lord's desire. Bali Mahārāja's tolerance and devotion were undoubtedly superexcellent. Garuḍa arrested Bali Mahārāja to show the entire universe the greatness of the King's tolerance.