श्रीशुक उवाच
पराजितश्रीरसुभिश्च हापितो हीन्द्रेण राजन्भृगुभिः स जीवितः ।
सर्वात्मना तानभजद्भृगून्बलिः शिष्यो महात्मार्थनिवेदनेन ॥ ३ ॥
parajita-srir asubhis ca hapito
hindrena rajan bhrgubhih sa jivitah
sarvatmana tan abhajad bhrgun balih
sisyo mahatmartha-nivedanena
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; parajita-being defeated; srih-opulences; asubhih ca-of life also; hapitah-deprived; hi-indeed; indrena-by King Indra; rajan-O King; bhrgubhih-by the descendants of Bhrgu Muni; sah-he (Bali Maharaja); jivitah-brought back to life; sarva-atmana-in full submission; tan-them; abhajat-worshiped; bhrgun-the descendants of Bhrgu Muni; balih-Maharaja Bali; sisyah-a disciple; mahatma-the great soul; artha-nivedanena-by giving them everything.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, when Bali Maharaja lost all his opulence and died in the fight, Sukracarya, a descendant of Bhrgu Muni, brought him back to life. Because of this, the great soul Bali Maharaja became a disciple of Sukracarya and began to serve him with great faith, offering everything he had.