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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 22]
most famous;  ajaiṣīt —has already surpassed;  ajayām —the insurmountable;  māyām —material energy;  sīdan —being bereft (of all material opulences);  api —although;  na —not;  muhyati —is bewildered.
TRANSLATION
Bali Mahārāja has become the most famous among the demons and nonbelievers, for in spite of being bereft of all material opulences, he is fixed in his devotional service.
PURPORT
In this verse, the words  sīdann api na muhyati  are very important. A devotee is sometimes put into adversity while executing devotional service. In adversity, everyone laments and becomes aggrieved, but by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a devotee, even in the worst condition, can understand that he is going through a severe examination by the Personality of Godhead. Bali Mahārāja passed all such examinations, as explained in the following verses.
TEXTS 29-30
क्षीणरिक्थश्न्युतः स्यानात् क्षिप्तो बद्धश्च शत्रुभिः ।
ज्ञातिभिश्च परित्यक्तो यातनामनुयापितः ॥२९॥
गुरुणा भर्त्सितः शप्तो जहौ सत्यं न सुव्रतः ।
छलैरुक्तो मया धर्मो नायं त्यजति सत्यवाक् ॥३०॥
kṣīṇa-rikthaś cyutaḥ sthānāt kṣīpto baddhaś ca śatrubhiḥ jñātibhiś ca parityakto yātanām anuyāpitaḥ
guruṇā bhartsitaḥ śapto jahau satyaṁ na suvrataḥ chalair ukto mayā dharmo nāyaṁ tyajati satya-vāk